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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 307178038

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Date: 03/15/2004 X

Initial Penalty: $1,500.00

Current Penalty: $1,125.00

Issuance Date: 03/10/2004

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 1

Related Event Code (REC): R

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0420600

Contest Date:

Final Order:

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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	03/10/2004	$1,125.00	03/15/2004	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	03/10/2004	$1,500.00	03/15/2004	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: STRUCK BY

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: an employee was in a bucket truck conducting work over a major interstate highway on a friday afternoon. The employee in the bucket was exposed to struck-by hazards by large vehicles (tractor tailors) and if the bucket truck was struck from behind, the employee would have been thrown out of the bucket to the active Interstate below. Feasible abatements could be: A road closure as required by the State Of Florida Department of Transportation (Traffic Control Through Work Zones - Index 600 page 2 of 10) "NO WORK SHALL BE ALLOWED OVER A TRAFFIC LANE USING A BUCKET TRUCK, UNLESS A LANE CLOSURE HAS BEEN SET UP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE INDEX". Work also should scheduled for "off peak" travel time such as between 11:00 pm and 5:00 am.

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