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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100025 B07 Stairways.
Inspection Nr: 1742763.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $4,839.00
Current Penalty: $1,935.60
Issuance Date: 09/27/2024
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 6
Abatement Date: 11/19/2024
Gravity: 1
Report ID: 0523900
Contest Date:
Final Order: 10/25/2024
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 10/25/2024 | $1,935.60 | 11/19/2024 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/27/2024 | $4,839.00 | 11/19/2024 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.25(b)(7): The employer did not ensure that standard stairs are used to provide access from one walking-working surface to another when operations necessitate regular and routine travel between levels, including access to operating platforms for equipment: (a) South Plant - Rolling Plant, 2nd floor, Pipeline 10; On or about April 18, 2024, employees were tasked daily, several times per day, to insert and take out magnetic balls from a pipe opening in which a metal ladder was utilized. Employees were not able to maintain hand contact with the metal ladder while inserting and removing the balls and were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately eight feet. A platform was not accessible for use in lieu of the ladder.