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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 310990239
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty: $4,900.00
Current Penalty: $4,400.00
Issuance Date: 01/30/2009
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 4
Abatement Date: 02/11/2009
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0418400
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC): A
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 02/20/2009 | $4,400.00 | 02/11/2009 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/30/2009 | $4,900.00 | 02/11/2009 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CRUSHING
P.L. 91-596 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(s) of being struck by and crushed by a top heavy electrical cabinet: a) Building #358 Main Entrance Portico - Employees were not protected from being struck by and crushed by a seventy inch tall, twenty-two inch wide rectangular Emergency Lighting System Battery Cabinet (1,919 pounds) while the unit was being lifted by a forklift during the removal of its shipping pallet. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable means of abatement is to follow the Staco Energy Products Company User's Handbook (for the Firstline UPS Emergency Lighting System) instructions for "Unloading the Cabinet(s)" which describes how to remove the shipping pallet from the cabinet.