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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 109796193
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty: $1,500.00
Current Penalty: $1,500.00
Issuance Date: 08/20/1992
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 08/24/1992
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0111100
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC): A
Emphasis:
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: LIFTING
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 being struck by an unstable mobile steel frame being used to lift material from a trailer: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method is to provide a lifting frame designed for the purpose for which it is intended to be used. At The Worksite - A steel frame designed to support an ice machine in a fixed location was modified and used as a mobile lifting device. Those modifications failed to provide adequate support to prevent unintentional trippage and displacement.