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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 19260501 B10 Duty to have fall protection.

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Inspection Nr: 300561214

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty: $1,500.00

Current Penalty:

Issuance Date: 09/14/2000

Nr Instances: 4

Nr Exposed: 4

Abatement Date: 09/20/2000

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0626300

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC):

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**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	10/03/2000		09/20/2000	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	09/14/2000	$1,500.00	09/20/2000	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: FALLING

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 hazards of severe injuries and or death associated with exposure to fall hazards of 30 feet high. a) 2200 W. Wyoming McKinney Texas. Three (3) employees of Tyson Building were exposed to serious injury while being elevated on a work platform suspended on the forks of a Sky Trak Rough Terrain Forklift.Employees were observed not wearing a harness and a lanyard attached to the platform. A danger of falling 17 feet was present. One feasible method of correcting this hazard among others is to implement and follow ANSI/ASME B56.6 - 1992 Section 5.15; Elevating Personnel: 5.15.1(k): Insure that required restraint means such as railings,chains,body belts with lanyards are in place and properly used.

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