Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 D03 I Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1509085.015
Citation: 01004A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 04/29/2021 2
Initial Penalty: $10,728.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 03/15/2021
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 13
Related Event Code (REC): C
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0522000
Contest Date: 04/05/2021
Final Order: 06/02/2022
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 06/02/2022 | $0.00 | 04/29/2021 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 04/09/2021 | $10,728.00 | 04/29/2021 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 03/15/2021 | $10,728.00 | 04/29/2021 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(i): Develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including, but not limited to, the following: Specifying acceptable entry conditions. a) From October 8, 2020 to January 4, 2021, the employer reclassified and entered the powder coat process line , a permit required confined space, on 13 occasions without implementing the means, procedure and practices specifying safe entry conditions in order for maintenance employees to perform repairs and preventive maintenance. The cure oven did not have the natural gas locked out until November of 2020, the preheat oven and cure oven were not isolated from the natural gas using a double block and bleed, and the atmosphere was not tested in the spaces for natural gas, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and oxygen deficiency.