Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100178 C02 III Powered industrial trucks.
Inspection Nr: 1539491.015
Citation: 01006
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $9,655.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 09/30/2021
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 50
Abatement Date: 07/01/2022
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0134000
Contest Date:
Final Order: 10/22/2021
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Substance: 2460
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | P: Petition to Mod Abatement | 02/24/2022 | $0.00 | 07/01/2022 | Serious | |
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 10/22/2021 | $0.00 | 02/28/2022 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/30/2021 | $9,655.00 | 11/04/2021 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.178(c)(2)(iii): Only approved power-operated industrial trucks designated as EX were not used in atmospheres containing any of the chemicals referenced in this section in quantities sufficient to produce explosive or ignitable mixtures, or where such concentrations of flammable gases or vapors existed continuously, intermittently, or periodically under normal operating conditions, or may have existed frequently because of repair, maintenance operations, leakage, breakdown or faulty operation of equipment: (a) Location - 1400 Middlesex Street, Lowell, MA (Churn Room): On or about June 28, 2021, the Yale forklifts, EE designated power-operated industrial trucks, were permitted to be operated in areas where solids are charged to reactors during a flammable solvent based adhesive manufacturing process and where drum mixing of flammable solvent based adhesives is conducted.