Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 K03 Permit-required confined spaces
This violation item has been deleted.
Inspection Nr: 1582106.015
Citation: 02001
Citation Type: Willful
Abatement Date: 10/13/2022 2
Initial Penalty: $116,022.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 09/06/2022
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0521400
Contest Date: 09/20/2022
Final Order: 06/20/2023
Emphasis:
Substance: 0640
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 06/20/2023 | $0.00 | 10/13/2022 | Willful | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 09/22/2022 | $116,022.00 | 10/13/2022 | Willful | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/06/2022 | $116,022.00 | 10/13/2022 | Willful |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3): The employer did not use a retrieval system or methods to facilitate non-entry rescue when an authorized entrant entered a permit space. Bay 6: On or about March 7, 2022, employees attempted rescue and emergency services for an entrant from a permit-required confined space. The entrant was found unconscious inside semi tanker trailer. The employer directed an unauthorized entrant to conduct the rescue operation without the use of a retrieval system or methods to facilitate a non-entry rescue. The employer does not protect the employees who conduct rescues by requiring the use of a retrieval system or method to facilitate non entry rescue of the employees who conduct rescues. Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).