Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 C01 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1000186.015
Citation: 01005A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $3,500.00
Current Penalty: $2,300.00
Issuance Date: 04/07/2015
Nr Instances: 8
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 06/02/2015
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0418100
Contest Date:
Final Order: 04/30/2015
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 04/30/2015 | $2,300.00 | 06/02/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/07/2015 | $3,500.00 | 05/22/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces: On or about October 9, 2014, employees were exposed to struck-by and entrapment hazards when the employer had not evaluated equipment such as, but not limited to, the following, to determine if they were permit required confined spaces: a. Large bag house b. Small bag house (not working) c. Bale buster on 16-2 d. Bale buster on 16-1 e. Bale buster on 8-foot machine f. Sweeper access panel on 16-2 g. Sweeper access panel on 16-1 h. Sweeper access panel on 8-foot machine