Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 D04 I Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1118265.015
Citation: 01006
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 07/22/2016 2
Initial Penalty: $5,000.00
Current Penalty: $3,000.00
Issuance Date: 07/08/2016
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 13
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0625400
Contest Date:
Final Order: 07/29/2016
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 07/29/2016 | $3,000.00 | 07/22/2016 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 07/08/2016 | $5,000.00 | 07/22/2016 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by paragraph (c)(4) of this section, the employer did not ensure that testing and monitoring equipment needed to comply with paragraph (d)(5) of this section was maintained properly. On or about 13 January 2016, and at times prior thereto, workers welding inside either vessels or units were provided with personal gas monitors that had not been calibrated through bump testing prior to each day's use, exposing the workers to an asphyxiation hazard.