OSHA Inspection: INTERSTATE SAWING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Jul 8, 2005

Abate by

Jul 31, 2005

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $613 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish
employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized
hazards that were
causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in
that an employee was
exposed to asphyxiation while cutting an 18 inch diameter hole/plug from
an existing storm
sewer manhole.
(a)At 861 East Wisconsin Avenue in Oconomowoc, WI, a storm sewer manhole
approximately 7 1/2 feet deep, the employer did not conduct an initial
survey of
the operation to identify the space and the appropriate work procedures.
No initial
atmospheric testing was performed prior to entry and no attendant was
stationed
outside the permit required confined space while an entrant performed work
in
the storm sewer manhole.
Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is
to follow the American National Standards Institute, (ANSI) Z117.1-2003;
Safety
Requirements for Confined Spaces as applicable.
Certification, with date and method of abatement required.
Certification of abatement is required by 29 CFR Part 1903 and is to be
submitted within ten (10)
calendar days after the abatement date.ment