Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 915120.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status:
Initial Penalty: $7,000.00
Current Penalty: $7,000.00
Issuance Date: 12/20/2013
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Abatement Date: 12/31/2013
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0420600
Contest Date: 01/14/2014
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC): A
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | C: Contested | 04/15/2014 | $7,000.00 | 12/31/2013 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 12/20/2013 | $7,000.00 | 12/31/2013 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 a struck-by hazard while offloading vertically loaded steel coils with weights greater than 4000 pounds that were insufficiently cribbed and unsafely positioned on the flatbed of a trailer. a. On or about 06/25/2013, steel coil offload area - employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when using a forklift to offload vertically loaded steel coils with weights greater than 4000 pounds from a flatbed trailer, which were insufficiently cribbed and unsafely postioned.