Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 307578203
Citation: 01002
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 02/02/2007 I
Initial Penalty: $7,000.00
Current Penalty: $3,500.00
Issuance Date: 01/30/2007
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 4
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0112300
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 02/13/2007 | $3,500.00 | 02/02/2007 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/30/2007 | $7,000.00 | 02/02/2007 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: STRUCK BY
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment 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 struck by steel plates that employees were picking up using a radio control pendant that was missing labels which describe the function of the control pendant buttons: Burn Table Area: On or about 8/4/06, the employer did not ensure the control pendant for the Able Bridge/Saturn Hoist crane was labeled as to the function of the radio control pendant buttons in that it was missing all labels. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to ensure all crane control pendants are labeled according to ANSI B30-17 2003 "Overhead and Gantry Cranes."