Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100165 B01 Employee alarm systems.
Inspection Nr: 1008319.015
Citation: 01008
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 05/15/2017 5
Initial Penalty: $7,000.00
Current Penalty: $7,000.00
Issuance Date: 05/14/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 16
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0626700
Contest Date: 06/23/2015
Final Order: 06/08/2017
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 06/08/2017 | $7,000.00 | 05/15/2017 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 06/23/2015 | $7,000.00 | 06/18/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 05/14/2015 | $7,000.00 | 06/18/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 008 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.165(b)(1): The employee alarm system did not provide warning for reaction time for safe escape of employees from the workplace or the immediate work area, or both. a) On November 15, 2014 and at times prior thereto, at the DuPont facility located in La Porte, TX, the employer did not ensure that the alarm system performed to provided sufficient warning for reaction time for safe escape from the Lannate/API Manufacturing Building.