OSHA Inspection: WAUSAU PAPER TOWEL & TISSUE, LLC

Issued

Sep 29, 2011

Abate by

Oct 21, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 05300560143014802290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(i):  When an employer arranged to have employees of another employer (contractor) perform work that involved permit space entry, the host employer did not inform the contractor that the workplace contained permit spaces and that permit space entry was allowed only through compliance with a permit space program meeting the requirements of this section:    The employer allowed contractors and their employees to enter permit spaces such as, but not limited to, the cyclone, scrubber and ductwork associated with the #4 boiler, when the entries did not comply with a program meeting the requirements of this section such as blocking, blanking, or misaligning the connecting ductwork to prevent the flue gases from the #1 and #2 boilers from entering the spaces occupied by the contractors and their employees.

Issued

Sep 29, 2011

Abate by

Nov 21, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(iii):  Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including isolating the permit space:    The employer did not ensure that equipment and ductwork associated with their coal powered boilers was isolated, to prevent gases from the combustion of coal to enter the space occupied by their employees.