Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 C01 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1506065.015
Citation: 01001A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 05/04/2021 2
Initial Penalty: $8,124.00
Current Penalty: $5,687.00
Issuance Date: 04/15/2021
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 6
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0418600
Contest Date: 05/12/2021
Final Order: 04/21/2022
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | J: ALJ Decision | 04/21/2022 | $5,687.00 | 05/04/2021 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 06/01/2021 | $8,124.00 | 05/04/2021 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/15/2021 | $8,124.00 | 05/04/2021 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces: a) Boiler house, Woodchip/bark-chip storage area; On or about December 7, 2020 and at times prior to, the employer allowed employees to work in the confined spaces of the woodchip/bark-chip storage area without first evaluating the space as a permit required space, exposing employees to caught-by (chain conveyor), entrapment, and engulfment hazards.