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Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 312866080

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: I

Initial Penalty: $2,500.00

Current Penalty: $2,500.00

Issuance Date: 08/23/2010

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 1

Abatement Date: 08/26/2010

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0214500

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC): A

Emphasis:



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

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 amputation hazards: a)177 Hepburn Road (Upper Montclair Country Club), Clifton, NJ: Employee was injured while using a gasoline powered demolition saw that was equipped with a blade that was not approved for use by the manufacturer, on or about 6/21/2010. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to correct this hazard are: 1. Use a saw blade that is approved by the saw manufacturer. 2. Use a guillotine cutter as recommended by pipe manufacturer.

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