At 9:00 a.m. on December 15, 2017, an employee was cleaning the excess oil from the bottom of a tanker rail car following a previous application of oil to prevent corrosion. The employee collapsed due to a 98% atmosphere of nitrogen being present inside the tank car. The employee was killed due to asphyxiation.
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| Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest |
| Serious |
19100146 C02 If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer shall inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces. |
04/30/2018 | 05/24/2018 | $10,163 | $10,163 | $0 | 05/22/2018 |
| Serious |
19100146 C04 If the employer decides that its employees will enter permit spaces, the employer shall develop and implement a written permit space program that complies with this section. The written program shall be available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives. |
04/30/2018 | 05/24/2018 | $10,163 | $10,163 | $0 | 05/22/2018 |
| Serious |
19100146 J06 Determines, whenever responsibility for a permit space entry operation is transferred and at intervals dictated by the hazards and operations performed within the space, that entry operations remain consistent with terms of the entry permit and that acceptable entry conditions are maintained. |
04/30/2018 | 05/24/2018 | $10,163 | $10,163 | $0 | 05/22/2018 |
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Violation Summary
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $30,489 | $30,489 | ||||
| Current Penalty | $30,489 | $30,489 | ||||
