At approximately 11:00 p.m. on March 27, 2017, Employee #1 was cleaning a mixing tank. The power was turned on and Employee #1 was struck by the agitator and killed. OSHA issued the following citations:
NOTE: all of the citations are under contest
Serious; $12,675
1910.146(d)(3)(iii) Isolating the permit space;
Serious; $12,675
Entry permit. The entry permit that documents compliance with this section and authorizes entry to a permit space shall identify:
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1910.146(f)(8) The measures used to isolate the permit space and to eliminate or control permit space hazards before entry;
NOTE: Those measures can include the lockout or tagging of equipment and procedures for purging, inerting, ventilating, and flushing permit spaces.
Serious; $12,675
Duties of entry supervisors. The employer shall ensure that each entry supervisor:
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1910.146(j)(2) Verifies, by checking that the appropriate entries have been made on the permit, that all tests specified by the permit have been conducted and that all procedures and equipment specified by the permit are in place before endorsing the permit and allowing entry to begin;
Serious; $12,675
Duties of entry supervisors. The employer shall ensure that each entry supervisor:
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1910.146(j)(3) Terminates the entry and cancels the permit as required by paragraph (e)(5) of this section;
Serious; $12,675
Duties of entry supervisors. The employer shall ensure that each entry supervisor:
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1910.146(j)(4) Verifies that rescue services are available and that the means for summoning them are operable;
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