Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 E02 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1318984.015
Citation: 01008B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 10/30/2018
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 08/19/2019
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0522500
Contest Date: 11/27/2018
Final Order: 07/12/2019
Related Event Code (REC): A
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 07/12/2019 | $0.00 | 08/19/2019 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 12/03/2018 | $0.00 | 12/03/2018 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 10/30/2018 | $0.00 | 12/03/2018 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 008B Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(2): Before entry begins, the entry supervisor identified on the permit shall sign the entry permit to authorize entry. a. On or about May 25, 2018, an employee cleaning the inside of a semi-truck tanker was pronounced dead following a confined space rescue. The employee was found to have suffered chemical asphyxia by vitiated atmosphere, hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide gases. Where the hazardous atmosphere had not been eliminated prior to entry a permit-required confined space permit had not been signed by an entry supervisor.