Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 C01 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1323874.015
Citation: 01001A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 3
Initial Penalty: $7,068.00
Current Penalty: $4,947.60
Issuance Date: 09/28/2018
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0336000
Contest Date:
Final Order: 10/17/2018
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 10/17/2018 | $4,947.60 | Serious | ||
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/28/2018 | $7,068.00 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces: a.) Ellwood Quality Steels Company, East Bay- On or about June 19, 2018, and on dates prior thereto: employer had not evaluated the workplace to determine if 30 inch vertical molds were permit-required confined spaces. Employees periodically entered 30 inch vertical molds during mold set-up operations. The molds contained, or potentially contained, hazards including but not limited to, a hazardous atmosphere and an internal configuration such that an entrant could be trapped by a floor which sloped downward and tapered to a smaller cross-section. The employer did not identify 30 inch vertical molds as permit required confined spaces.
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