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Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 106051360
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty: $1,000.00
Current Penalty: $70.00
Issuance Date: 07/29/2002
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 08/29/2002
Gravity: 02
Report ID: 0523900
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 08/19/2002 | $70.00 | 08/29/2002 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 07/29/2002 | $1,000.00 | 08/29/2002 | Serious |
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 the hazard of crushing injury or death when entering/exiting through the overhead door: (a)Shipping and receiving area; the overhead door is equipped with a 3 button switch that is not a constant pressure switch. Among other methods, three feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct the hazard are: (1)A constant pressure actuation switch. This would always be operated in sight so that it could be released and manually reversed before an obstruction was hit. (2)Installation of a reversing edge switch. This would allow an automatic closing control out of sight of the door, but would immediately reverse the direction of the door upon striking an obstruction. A variation to this option would be to use photoelectric cells that would reverse the door when an obstruction was encountered by the beam. (3)A three button control switch. If the following conditions are met: a)It is provided with a permanent placard adjacent to the switch with the following warning letters at least 1/4" high: -WARNING- -TO PREVENT ENTRAPMENT- DO NOT START THE DOOR DOWNWARD UNLESS THE DOORWAY IS CLEAR b)The control station and placard are located within sight of the doorway. c)Automatic closing controls are not also installed. d)Operator must remain at the control station and observe the door until the door is fully closed.