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Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 1087692.015

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: Abatement Completed

Initial Penalty: $7,000.00

Current Penalty: $4,500.00

Issuance Date: 02/22/2016

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 1

Abatement Date: 03/17/2016

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0112000

Contest Date:

Final Order: 03/04/2016

Related Event Code (REC): A

Emphasis:


Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History
Type Latest Event Event Date Penalty Abatement Due Date Citation Type Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty I: Informal Settlement 03/04/2016 $4,500.00 03/17/2016 Serious  
Penalty Z: Issued 02/22/2016 $7,000.00 03/17/2016 Serious  

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 struck-by and/or crushing hazards: Exit 43, I-84 East, West Hartford, CT. - On or about 8-26-15 - The employer did not perform a 1000 hour disassembly inspection/maintenance of the booms on the Paxton-Mitchell Snooper 260-C, S/N 2899 in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations listed in the owner's manual, which exposes employees to potential failure of mechanisms in place to provide for the safety of the operators and inspectors using the equipment.

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