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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 410

Inspection Nr: 123746646

Citation: 01002

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: I

Initial Penalty: $5,000.00

Current Penalty:

Issuance Date: 08/05/1997

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 1

Abatement Date: 08/08/1997

Gravity: 00

Report ID: 1054118

Contest Date: 08/18/1997

Final Order: 09/23/1997

Related Event Code (REC):

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	D: Govt Dismissed	09/23/1997		08/08/1997	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	08/05/1997	$5,000.00	08/08/1997	Serious

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

ORS654.010: The employer did not furnish a place of employment which was safe and healthful for employees, and did not do every other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, safety, and health of the employees: (a) Oregon Department of Transportation. The employees and especially the victim were not provided with specific/special precautions to take while working at the job site located in the center median of I-5 at Milepost 283. They were not informed of the access/egress to the location, through a pedestrian walkway that had been provided, (they chose to run across the freeway lanes). There was not designated parking areas, so some employees parked on the freeway off/on ramps. Other issues include, but not limited to: on-site safety inspections are not being carried out with contractors, enforcing PPE requirements, and training employees in the avoidance of hazards associated with the construction site(s).

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