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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 309594661

Citation: 01001B

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Date: 10/16/2006 X

Initial Penalty:

Current Penalty:

Issuance Date: 09/26/2006

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 11

Related Event Code (REC):

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0216000

Contest Date: 10/18/2006

Final Order: 03/02/2007

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	F: Formal Settlement	03/02/2007		10/16/2006	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	09/26/2006		10/16/2006	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001B Hazard: CRUSHING

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employmnent 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 of being crushed by the hydraulic ram of the compactor: LOCATION: Establishment, 125 Westchester Avenue a) Employer did not establish and follow a program of periodic and regular inspections of all stationary compactors to ensure that all parts, component equipment, and safeguards are in safe operating condition. This inspection program did not include records of inspections which would have resulted in observing limit switches being bypassed and the compactors operating with the doors opened, on or about 06/30/06. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO FOLLOW THE ANSI Z245.2-2004, 7.1g) WHICH STATES THAT THE OWNER/EMPLOYER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR: "ESTABLISHING AND FOLLOWING A PROGRAM OF PERIODIC AND REGULAR INSPECTIONS OF ALL STATIONARY COMPACTORS TO ENSURE THAT ALL PARTS, COMPONENT EQUIPMENT, AND SAFEGUARDS ARE IN SAFE OPERATING CONDITION, AND ADJUSTED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S PROCEDURES. THIS SHALL INCLUDE KEEPING ALL MALFUNCTION REPORTS AND RECORDS OF INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE WORK PERFORMED." "ENSURING THAT ALL REQUIRED SAFETY FEATURES ARE OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONING, AND REPAIRING, PRIOR TO PLACING INTO SERVICE, ANY REPORTED MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT THAT AFFECTS THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE STATIONARY COMPACTOR". NOTE: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.ce

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