Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 C02 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1065310.015
Citation: 01006C
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 11/03/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 5
Abatement Date: 03/01/2016
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0336000
Contest Date:
Final Order: 12/02/2015
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 12/02/2015 | $0.00 | 03/01/2016 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 11/03/2015 | $0.00 | 12/01/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006C Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces: a.) Clarion Sintered Metals, Inc., 3472 Montmorenci Rd, Ridgway, Pa 15853-Pit areas next to/underneath presses throughout the facility- on or about May 21, 2015, and times prior thereto: Employees periodically entered into press pits in order to perform work operations including, but not limited to, servicing/maintenance operations to press components. The press pits contained or potentially contained hazards including but not limited to, hazardous atmosphere, moving machine parts, slips, trips, falls, overhead hazards, and heat stress. Permit-required confined spaces including, but not limited to, Press pits, were not labeled to indicate the existence, location of, and danger posed by the permit spaces.