Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 C04 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1512132.015
Citation: 01008
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 08/17/2021
Initial Penalty: $13,653.00
Current Penalty: $13,653.00
Issuance Date: 07/22/2021
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 6
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0418100
Contest Date: 08/13/2021
Final Order:
Emphasis:
Substance: 1900
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | C: Contested | 08/24/2021 | $13,653.00 | 08/17/2021 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 07/22/2021 | $13,653.00 | 08/17/2021 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 008 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: a - On or about January 28, 2021, at Plant 4, in the Line 2 and the Line 4 liquid nitrogen freezers, the employer exposed employees to mechanical, thermal and asphyxiation hazards as a written permit space program was not implemented for employees who entered permit confined space areas within the liquid nitrogen freezers.