Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 1156597.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Corrected During Inspection
Initial Penalty: $6,236.00
Current Penalty: $4,500.00
Issuance Date: 12/07/2016
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 4
Abatement Date:
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0418800
Contest Date:
Final Order: 01/04/2017
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Substance: 8330
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 01/04/2017 | $4,500.00 | Serious | ||
Penalty | Z: Issued | 12/07/2016 | $6,236.00 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 hazards of heat stress, heat exhaustion and heat stroke while doing laundry and exposed to an indoor heat index which exceeded 100 degrees F: a) On or about August 3, 2016, and at times prior thereto, at the above addressed worksite, employees were exposed to the hazards of heat stress, heat exhaustion and heat stroke while operating machinery and washing, drying and folding clothing and linen and exposed to an indoor heat index which exceeded 100 degrees F.