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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

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Inspection Nr: 109143883

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: I

Initial Penalty: $6,300.00

Current Penalty: $6,300.00

Issuance Date: 10/08/1999

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 5

Abatement Date: 10/14/1999

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0627400

Contest Date: 10/19/1999

Final Order: 06/22/2000

Related Event Code (REC):

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	J: ALJ Decision	06/22/2000	$6,300.00	10/14/1999	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	10/08/1999	$6,300.00	10/14/1999	Serious

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

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 condition(s) listed below: At the job-site, located at 4309 Idalou Road, Idalou, TX: Employees operating an unguarded TENNSMITH Model 52A (air-actuated) metal shear were exposed to amputation hazards created by the lack of point of operation guarding and inadequate operator training, for the period of time up to and including 05/17/99. Feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct these hazards would be to: 1) Install a holddown / with finger guard (modified for the specific corrugated metal pattern of the sheet metal being cut) similar to that provided by the manufacture as an original "Safety Device" and train operators in accordance with manufacturer's operators manual, train them how to recognize unsafe conditions and what actions they should take when these conditions are noted. 2) Position shear operators a sufficient distance away from the point of operation and use two- hand trips or a combination of a right foot operated treadle (secured to the floor) and a left hand trip (attached at operators immediate left side), and train operators in accordance with manufacturer's operators manual, train them how to recognize unsafe conditions and what actions they should take when these conditions are noted.ions

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