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Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 307178251
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 02/11/2004 X
Initial Penalty: $2,000.00
Current Penalty: $2,000.00
Issuance Date: 12/23/2003
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 5
Related Event Code (REC): C
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0420600
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
| Failure to Abate | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activity Nr | Issuance | Penalty | Contest | Final Order | |||
| 307402958 | 04/05/2004 | $46,000.00 | |||||
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: EXPLOSION
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 exploding/shattering PVC pipe. a. Location - 11741 Metro Pkwy, Fort Myers, FL. In the shop area compressed air was being transported for use throughout the shop in PVC pipes. AMONG OTHER METHODS ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO CONSTRUCT THE PIPING OF SHATTER RESISTANT MATERIALS.