Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100165 B01 Employee alarm systems.
Inspection Nr: 1361878.015
Citation: 01020
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $11,934.00
Current Penalty: $13,260.00
Issuance Date: 05/24/2019
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 42
Abatement Date: 10/31/2019
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0317300
Contest Date: 06/14/2019
Final Order: 11/20/2019
Related Event Code (REC): R
Emphasis:
Substance: 1190
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 11/20/2019 | $13,260.00 | 10/31/2019 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 06/17/2019 | $11,934.00 | 06/20/2019 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 05/24/2019 | $11,934.00 | 06/20/2019 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 020 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.165(b)(1): The employee alarm system did not provide warning for necessary emergency action as called for in the emergency action plan, or for reaction time for safe escape of employees from the workplace or the immediate work area, or both: a) Ethylene Oxide Continuous Plant, Croda-Atlas Point.- On or about November 25, 2018, the employer failed to activate the emergency alarm system, prolonging the potential for employee exposure to the hazards of ethylene oxide.