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Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 18225375
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 11/21/1990 X
Initial Penalty: $640.00
Current Penalty: $640.00
Issuance Date: 11/16/1990
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 08
Report ID: 0317700
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
| Failure to Abate | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activity Nr | Issuance | Penalty | Contest | Final Order | |||
| 109366567 | 04/23/1991 | $3,500.00 | 05/14/1991 | 10/24/1991 | |||
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTA | F: Formal Settlement | 10/24/1991 | $3,500.00 | 109366567 | ||
| FTA | Z: Issued | 04/23/1991 | $18,000.00 | 109366567 |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CRUSHING
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 of likely to cause death or serious pysical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to a crushing hazard: A) East Penn Trucking Company, Chancey 1974 Low Boy Trailer, loading ramps used to drive a Caterpillar Diesel Forklift, Model V40B SN:57W317 onto low boy trailer were defective in that ramps were bent and damaged, exposing forklift operator to forklift falling off ramp, June 22, 1990. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to insure damage free ramps are used to load low boy trailer, by replacement and/or repair.