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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 113528046
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: I
Initial Penalty: $1,000.00
Current Penalty: $1,000.00
Issuance Date: 04/06/2001
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 4
Abatement Date: 04/11/2001
Gravity: 03
Report ID: 0112600
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: OTHER
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 UNPROTECTED ROTATING SUPERSTRUCTURE OF THE OPERATING MOBILE JOHN DEERE 595D EXCAVATOR. ONE ACCEPTABLE AND FEASIBLE METHOD OF ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO ATTACH DECALS WARNING OF THE HAZARD ON THREE SIDES OF THE MACHINE'S COUNTERWEIGHT AND INSTRUCTING WORKERS OF THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MACHINES OPERATION.