Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 D05 I Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1509085.015
Citation: 01004B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 04/29/2021 2
Initial Penalty: $0.00
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 | $0.00 | 04/29/2021 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 03/15/2021 | $0.00 | 04/29/2021 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004B Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): Test conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions exist before entry is authorized to begin, except that, if isolation of the space is infeasible because the space is large or is part of a continuous system (such as a sewer), pre-entry testing shall be performed to the extent feasible before entry is authorized and, if entry is authorized, entry conditions shall be continuously monitored in the areas where authorized entrants are working; 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 testing entry conditions for oxygen deficiency, natural gas, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen oxide.