Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100028 B03 IV Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection.
Inspection Nr: 1686569.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $8,595.00
Current Penalty: $6,016.50
Issuance Date: 01/12/2024
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 02/12/2024
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0521100
Contest Date:
Final Order: 01/30/2024
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 01/30/2024 | $6,016.50 | 02/12/2024 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/12/2024 | $8,595.00 | 02/12/2024 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(iv):(iv) Each employee is protected from falling into a ladderway floor hole or ladderway platform hole by a guardrail system and toeboards erected on all exposed sides, except at the entrance to the hole, where a self-closing gate or an offset must be used; On or about July 27, 2023, at the establishment located at 10894 State Hwy 70 East Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin; a) the metal fixed ladder used by employees to access the northern mezzanine when cleaning the Boiler Room did not have a self-closing gate or offset exposing employees to fall hazards over six feet. b) the brown exterior fixed ladder used by employees to access the working surface outside of northern end of the boiler operator building to grease the fittings on the bucket elevator did not have a self-closing gate or offset exposing employees to fall hazards over ten feet.