Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 D05 I Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 996298.015
Citation: 02002F
Citation Type: Willful
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 03/03/2015
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 03/20/2015
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0524500
Contest Date: 04/07/2015
Final Order: 02/04/2016
Related Event Code (REC): R
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 02/04/2016 | $0.00 | 03/20/2015 | Willful | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 04/09/2015 | $0.00 | 03/20/2015 | Willful | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 03/03/2015 | $0.00 | 03/20/2015 | Willful |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002F Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions existed: The employer did not perform atmospheric testing and monitoring to evaluate if conditions were acceptable entry conditions prior to employee entry into the cyclone chamber and airlock (permit-required confined space) in order to perform cleaning and maintenance tasks.