OSHA Inspection: EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE OF COLUMBUS, LLC

Issued

2018-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $13000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(D): There may be no hazardous atmosphere within the space whenever any employee is inside the space.    a. On or about May 25, 2018, an employee cleaning the inside of a semi-truck tanker was pronounced dead following a confined space rescue. The employee was found to have suffered chemical asphyxia by vitiated atmosphere, hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide gases.

Issued

2018-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(E)(1): An employee may not enter the space until the forced air ventilation has eliminated any hazardous atmosphere;    a. On or about May 25, 2018, an employee cleaning the inside of a semi-truck tanker was pronounced dead following a confined space rescue. The employee was found to have suffered chemical asphyxia by vitiated atmosphere, hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide gases. Forced air ventilation had not eliminated the hazardous atmosphere prior to entry into the space.

Issued

2018-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $13000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(H): The employer shall verify that the space is safe for entry and that the pre-entry measures required by paragraph (c)(5)(ii) of this section have been taken, through a written certification that contains the date, the location of the space, and the signature of the person providing the certification. The certification shall be made before entry and shall be made available to each employee entering the space or to that employee's authorized representative.    a. On or about May 25, 2018, an employee cleaning the inside of a semi-truck tanker was pronounced dead following a confined space rescue. The employee was found to have suffered chemical asphyxia by vitiated atmosphere, hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide gases. The employer had not verified that the space was safe for entry through a written certification.

Issued

2018-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2): Identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees enter them;    a. On or about May 25, 2018, an employee cleaning the inside of a semi-truck tanker was pronounced dead following a confined space rescue. The employee was found to have suffered chemical asphyxia by vitiated atmosphere, hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide gases. Where the hazardous atmosphere had not been eliminated prior to entry, a permit required confined space permit had not been completed and the employer had not identified the chemicals inside the tanker trailer and evaluated the hazards that the chemical mixture posed to the confined space entrant prior to confined space entry.

Issued

2018-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): Test conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions exist before entry is authorized to begin, except that, if isolation of the space is infeasible because the space is large or is part of a continuous system (such as a sewer), pre-entry testing shall be performed to the extent feasible before entry is authorized and, if entry is authorized, entry conditions shall be continuously monitored in the areas where authorized entrants are working;    a. On or about May 25, 2018, an employee cleaning the inside of a semi-truck tanker was pronounced dead following a confined space rescue. The employee was found to have suffered chemical asphyxia by vitiated atmosphere, hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide gases. Where the hazardous atmosphere had not been eliminated prior to entry, and the space was to be treated as a permit required confined space, the space had not been tested for the presence of hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide.

Issued

2018-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $13000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(viii): Rescue and emergency equipment needed to comply with paragraph (d)(9) of this section, except to the extent that the equipment is provided by rescue services;     a. On or about May 25, 2018, an employee cleaning the inside of a semi-truck tanker was pronounced dead following a confined space rescue. The employee was found to have suffered chemical asphyxia by vitiated atmosphere, hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide gases. At the time of the on-site rescue the confined space retrieval wench was found to be inoperable and not available for the emergency rescue.

Issued

2018-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3)(i): Each authorized entrant shall use a chest or full body harness, with a retrieval line attached at the center of the entrant's back near shoulder level, above the entrant's head, or at another point which the employer can establish presents a profile small enough for the successful removal of the entrant. Wristlets may be used in lieu of the chest or full body harness if the employer can demonstrate that the use of a chest or full body harness is infeasible or creates a greater hazard and that the use of wristlets is the safest and most effective alternative.    a. On or about May 25, 2018, an employee cleaning the inside of a semi-truck tanker was pronounced dead following a confined space rescue. The employee was found to have suffered chemical asphyxia by vitiated atmosphere, hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide gases. At the time of the incident the entrant had entered the permit-required confined space without  a full body harness.

Issued

2018-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $13000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(8): Designate the persons who are to have active roles (as, for example, authorized entrants, attendants, entry supervisors, or persons who test or monitor the atmosphere in a permit space) in entry operations, identify the duties of each such employee, and provide each such employee with the training required by paragraph (g) of this section;      a. On or about May 25, 2018, an employee cleaning the inside of a semi-truck tanker was pronounced dead following a confined space rescue. The employee was found to have suffered chemical asphyxia by vitiated atmosphere, hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide gases. Where the hazardous atmosphere had not been eliminated prior to entry, a permit required confined space entry was not performed.  Employees had not been designated and trained to perform the tasks of confined space entrant, attendant, and entry supervisor in that the measures required to complete a permit-required confined space permit were not performed, the permit was not signed by an entry supervisor and an attendant was not positioned to communicate with the entrant and to monitor the entrant's activities and alert the entrant of the need to evacuate the space or to summon rescue services.

Issued

2018-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(h)(3): Communicate with the attendant as necessary to enable the attendant to monitor entrant status and to enable the attendant to alert entrants of the need to evacuate the space as required by paragraph (i)(6) of this section;    a. On or about May 25, 2018, an employee cleaning the inside of a semi-truck tanker was pronounced dead following a confined space rescue. The employee was found to have suffered chemical asphyxia by vitiated atmosphere, hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide gases. Where the hazardous atmosphere had not been eliminated prior to entry, and the space was to be treated as a permit required confined space, the entrant had not established communication with an attendant to ensure their safety.

Issued

2018-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(i)(4): Remains outside the permit space during entry operations until relieved by another attendant;   NOTE: When the employer's permit entry program allows attendant entry for rescue, attendants may enter a permit space to attempt a rescue if they have been trained and equipped for rescue operations as required by paragraph (k)(1) of this section and if they have been relieved as required by paragraph (i)(4) of this section.    a. On or about May 25, 2018, an employee cleaning the inside of a semi-truck tanker was pronounced dead following a confined space rescue. The employee was found to have suffered chemical asphyxia by vitiated atmosphere, hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide gases. At the time that the entrant was discovered inside tanker number 7031 a coworker entered the permit-required confined space without first ensuring an attendant was on-site.

Issued

2018-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(i)(5): Communicates with authorized entrants as necessary to monitor entrant status and to alert entrants of the need to evacuate the space under paragraph (i)(6) of this section;    a. On or about May 25, 2018, an employee cleaning the inside of a semi-truck tanker was pronounced dead following a confined space rescue. The employee was found to have suffered chemical asphyxia by vitiated atmosphere, hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide gases. At the time of the entry into the permit-required confined space an attendant had not been stationed to monitor the entrant's status, to alert the entrant of the need to evacuate the space, or to summons rescue.

Issued

2018-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $13000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry is authorized, the employer shall document the completion of measures required by paragraph (d)(3) of this section by preparing an entry permit.     a. On or about May 25, 2018, an employee cleaning the inside of a semi-truck tanker was pronounced dead following a confined space rescue. The employee was found to have suffered chemical asphyxia by vitiated atmosphere, hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide gases. Where the hazardous atmosphere had not been eliminated prior to entry a permit-required confined space permit had not been completed.

Issued

2018-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(2): Before entry begins, the entry supervisor identified on the permit shall sign the entry permit to authorize entry.    a. On or about May 25, 2018, an employee cleaning the inside of a semi-truck tanker was pronounced dead following a confined space rescue. The employee was found to have suffered chemical asphyxia by vitiated atmosphere, hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide gases. Where the hazardous atmosphere had not been eliminated prior to entry a permit-required confined space permit had not been signed by an entry supervisor.