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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 17744475
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty: $1,000.00
Current Penalty: $500.00
Issuance Date: 01/10/1989
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 01/13/1989
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0213600
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC): A
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 01/23/1989 | $500.00 | 01/13/1989 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/10/1989 | $1,000.00 | 01/13/1989 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: ELECTRIC
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 hazard of a 14 ft. fall to concrete floor below: a) On 10/18/88, at Construction Site inside Flickinger Warehouse. Employees installing electrical conduit overhead, working from the 14 foot level of a manually propelled mobile scaffold, were exposed to potential of their scaffold being struck by a moving forklift truck, resulting in employees being knocked from scaffold. A feasible and acceptable method of abatement, among others, is to set up cones or rope off area at an appropriate distance from scaffold perimeter on all sides.