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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 100569789
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty: $1,500.00
Current Penalty: $1,500.00
Issuance Date: 02/21/1992
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 02/22/1992
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0830100
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CRUSHING
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: (a) The hazard of being crushed by equipment rollover while operating a D4 Caterpillar Dozer on uneven terrain on or about 12/08/91 and at times prior thereto at the Allen Johnson Ranch, approximately 4 miles N.E. of Deer Lodge,Montana. Feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard are to install a Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS) on the equipment or limit equipment operation to terrain where a rollover hazard does not exist.