Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 C05 II C Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 464020.015
Citation: 01003
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 12/28/2012 2
Initial Penalty: $3,850.00
Current Penalty: $2,940.00
Issuance Date: 12/10/2012
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0215800
Contest Date:
Final Order: 12/20/2012
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 12/20/2012 | $2,940.00 | 12/28/2012 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 12/10/2012 | $3,850.00 | 12/28/2012 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(C): Before an employee entered a space, the internal atmosphere was not tested with a calibrated direct-reading instrument for oxygen, flammable gases and vapors and potential toxic air contaminants: a) New England Wood Pellet, LLC, Schuyler, NY, on or about 8/22/12: Employees have entered into permit-required confined spaces without prior testing of the atmoshphere for oxygen, gases and vapors and potential toxic air contaminants.