Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 1301935.015
Citation: 01001A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Corrected During Inspection
Initial Penalty: $5,174.00
Current Penalty: $5,174.00
Issuance Date: 08/15/2018
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 4
Abatement Date: 07/15/2019
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0522300
Contest Date: 09/12/2018
Final Order: 05/12/2019
Related Event Code (REC): A
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 05/12/2019 | $5,174.00 | 07/15/2019 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 09/25/2018 | $5,174.00 | Serious | ||
Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/15/2018 | $5,174.00 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by hazards from dropped or falling loads as a result of power being lost to the magnet system; resulting in the magnetic lifting device, inadvertently releasing the load: On or about March 06, 2018, an employee using a remote controlled magnetic lifting device to move metal billets (weighing approximately 2000 lbs.) from the burn table to the flooring, and re-adjusting the magnet to carry the metal billets toward the billet shear; sustained a crushing injury when the lifter inadvertently released the load.