OSHA Inspection: I.K. STOLTZFUS SERVICE CORP.

Issued

Dec 2, 2022

Abate by

Dec 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $5,439 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(k)(3)(ii):  An authorized entrant entered a permit space and did not have the other end of the retrieval line attached to a mechanical device or fixed point outside the permit space in such a manner that rescue could begin as soon as the rescuer becomes aware that rescue is necessary. A mechanical device shall be available to retrieve personnel from vertical type permit spaces more than 5 feet (1.52 m) deep:  a.) 295 Brown Street, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 - Dove Chocolate Batching 20 Micron Tank - The employer did not ensure that confined space entrants, who were working inside the tank, were utilizing proper emergency retrieval equipment in that employees were wearing harnesses with life-lines, however, the life lines were not attached to a fixed point or retrieval device, on or about June 9, 2022.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.