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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 19100022 C General requirements.

Inspection Nr: 1196140.015

Citation: 01002

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Date: 01/31/2018 2

Initial Penalty: $12,675.00

Current Penalty: $8,872.50

Issuance Date: 06/07/2017

Nr Instances: 8

Nr Exposed: 29

Related Event Code (REC):

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0418100

Contest Date:

Final Order: 06/30/2017

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type
Penalty	P: Petition to Mod Abatement		$8,872.50	01/31/2018	Serious
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	06/30/2017	$8,872.50	07/30/2017	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	06/07/2017	$12,675.00	06/30/2017	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.22(c): Covers and/or guardrails were not provided to protect personnel from the hazards of open pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc. On or about 2/10/2017 the employer failed to install complete guardrails around the Cure Press line areas exposing full time and temporary employees to struck-by and caught-in hazards while walking in the area at machines including but not limited to 36 inch lengths of unprotected fall hazards of 16 inch deep pits and moving equipment: a. Cure Press line "A" machine #6 on the right side b. Cure Press line "E" machine #3 on the right side c. On or about 2/8/2017 at APU II #1, employees performing maintenance and troubleshooting on the machine were exposed to broken bones & sprains where the employer failed to cover an 11" deep X 18" long X 12" wide pit located in the walking/working surface behind the machine. d. On or about 2/8/2017 at APU II #2, employees performing maintenance and troubleshooting on the machine were exposed to broken bones & sprains where the employer failed to cover an 11" deep X 18" long X 12" wide pit located in the walking/working surface behind the machine. e. On or about 2/8/2017 at APU II #3, employees performing maintenance and troubleshooting on the machine were exposed to broken bones & sprains where the employer failed to cover an 11" deep X 18" long X 12" wide pit located in the walking/working surface behind the machine. f. On or about 2/8/2017 at APU II #4, employees performing maintenance and troubleshooting on the machine were exposed to broken bones & sprains where the employer failed to cover an 11" deep X 18" long X 12" wide pit located in the walking/working surface behind the machine. g. On or about 2/8/2017 at APU II #5, employees performing maintenance and troubleshooting on the machine were exposed to broken bones & sprains where the employer failed to cover an 11" deep X 18" long X 12" wide pit located in the walking/working surface behind the machine. h. On or about 2/8/2017 at APU II #6, employees performing maintenance and troubleshooting on the machine were exposed to broken bones & sprains where the employer failed to cover an 11" deep X 18" long X 12" wide pit located in the walking/working surface behind the machine.

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