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Standard Cited: 19100146 E01 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1478133.015
Citation: 02001B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 12/22/2020 2
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 12/02/2020
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 10
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0522500
Contest Date: 12/23/2020
Final Order: 02/21/2025
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 02/21/2025 | $0.00 | 12/22/2020 | Serious | |
| Penalty | C: Contested | 01/05/2021 | $0.00 | 12/22/2020 | Willful | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 12/02/2020 | $0.00 | 12/22/2020 | Willful |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry is authorized, the employer shall document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit: The employer does not protect employees from hazards associated with the mixer in the Batch Plant's Mixer Room (a permit-required confined space) by documenting the completion of the means, procedures, and practices necessary for permit space entry operations by preparing an entry permit. a. On or about June 5, 2020, the employer did not prepare an entry permit prior to allowing a batch operator to fully enter the mixer in the Batch Plant (a permit-required confined space) to perform cleaning activities with an air chisel, thereby exposing the employee to engulfment hazards related to the mixer's concrete ingredients, mechanical hazards related to the mixer's pneumatically powered discharge gate, mechanical hazards related to the mixer's electrically powered blade/shaft system, and heat-related illness hazards from environmental and metabolic heat loads.