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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 308351709
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: I
Initial Penalty: $1,000.00
Current Penalty: $500.00
Issuance Date: 04/10/2006
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 04/13/2006
Gravity: 03
Report ID: 0112600
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC): R
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 04/26/2006 | $500.00 | 04/13/2006 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/10/2006 | $1,000.00 | 04/13/2006 | 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 in that employees were exposed to fall hazard(s) while working from an elevated platform: a) FITCHBURG, MA, 102 EAST GARDNER RD. SITE: ON OR ABOUT 02/09/06, EMPLOYEE(S) WORKING FROM A WOOD PLATFORM THAT WAS ELEVATED BY A LULL, UP TO, AND INCLUDING 27 FEET FROM GROUND LEVEL, WERE NOT PROTECTED FROM FALL HAZARDS BY EITHER A STANDARD GUARD RAIL SYSTEM, PERSONAL FALL ARREST SYSTEMS OR RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. THE PLATFORM THAT HAD BEEN IN USE AT THIS JOB SITE DID NOT HAVE MID RAILS. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE ACCEPTABLE AND FEASIBLE METHOD OF CORRECTING THIS HAZARD WOULD BE TO ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES WORKING FROM PLATFORMS THAT ARE ELEVATED BY LULLS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, ARE CONSTRUCTED AND INSTALLED ON THE EQUIPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME B56.1-2000, SAFETY STANDARD FOR LOW LIFT AND HIGH LIFT TRUCKS, SECTION 4.17.2, WHICH PROVIDES SPECIFICS FOR PROTECTING PERSONNEL FROM FALLS WHILE WORKING FROM ELEVATED PLATFORMS AND SECTION 7.36.1 WHICH PROVIDES SPECIFICS ON GUARD RAIL DIMENSIONS AS WELL AS OTHER FALL PROTECTION OPTIONS.