Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 E01 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1634032.015
Citation: 02005A3
Citation Type: Repeat
Abatement Date: 12/29/2023 2
Initial Penalty: $24,063.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 03/30/2023
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 4
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0418600
Contest Date: 04/25/2023
Final Order: 11/29/2023
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | J: ALJ Decision | 11/29/2023 | $0.00 | 12/29/2023 | Repeat | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 05/01/2023 | $24,063.00 | 04/11/2023 | Repeat | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 03/30/2023 | $24,063.00 | 04/11/2023 | Repeat |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 005A3 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1):Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit: a) Boiler house, Woodchip/bark-chip storage area; On or about December 7, 2020 and at times prior to, the employer allowed employees to work in the confined spaces of the woodchip/bark-chip storage area without documenting the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit, exposing employees to caught-by (chain conveyor), entrapment, and engulfment hazards. Browder and Sons Veneer Company, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.146(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1506065 citation number 1 item number 1d and was affirmed as a final order on 4/21/2022.