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:
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).