Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 C04 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 997958.015
Citation: 01006
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 06/10/2016 2
Initial Penalty: $7,000.00
Current Penalty: $5,600.00
Issuance Date: 02/17/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 10
Related Event Code (REC): C
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0112000
Contest Date: 03/10/2015
Final Order: 06/06/2016
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 06/06/2016 | $5,600.00 | 06/10/2016 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 03/12/2015 | $7,000.00 | 04/03/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 02/17/2015 | $7,000.00 | 04/03/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146: Boiler 2: On, or about, September 17, 2014, the company had not developed and implemented procedures to address confined space rescue during periodic boiler cleaning outages. The company relied on the local Fire Department to respond in the event a rescue was needed. The Fire Department was not staffed or equipped to act as the primary rescue team for all entries into confined spaces at the company.