Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100028 B01 I Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection.
Inspection Nr: 1476537.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $9,446.00
Current Penalty: $4,723.00
Issuance Date: 09/03/2020
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 10/30/2020
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0729700
Contest Date:
Final Order: 09/16/2020
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 09/16/2020 | $4,723.00 | 10/30/2020 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/03/2020 | $9,446.00 | 09/30/2020 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, travel restraint system or personal fall arrest system: Employees were exposed to fall hazards at the Grainfield, KS location. Employees engaged in auger removal activities on the scale house were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 9 feet from the walking-working surface of the upper landing surface to the ground. Employees were exposed in that a fall protection system was not in place.