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Standard Cited: 95012901
Inspection Nr: 315960559
Citation: 01002
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty: $2,000.00
Current Penalty: $1,300.00
Issuance Date: 01/24/2012
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 02/01/2012
Gravity:
Report ID: 0453710
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC): A
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 02/13/2012 | $1,300.00 | 02/01/2012 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/24/2012 | $2,000.00 | 02/01/2012 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: CRUSHING
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to falling hazards and to be struck and/or crushed by a pallet truck. a) Work site located at 2775 Hockaday Road, Four Oaks, NC- Two employees were loading sweet potato boxes into a 18-wheeler semi, tractor-trailer with the help of a Yale model # MPW060LEN24T2780 walkie powered pallet truck, where the walking/working surface was elevated 4 feet above a cement floor and no measures were implemented to prevent the employees nor the equipment from falling. Abatement Notice: Various feasible and acceptable means of abatement includes: 1. Construct a permanent loading dock with a guarded ramp that connects the floor of the tractor trailer with the surface of the loading dock, eliminating the height of 4 feet between the tractor trailer and the concrete ground. 2. Provide a portable steel loading yard ramp that connects the rear end of the tractor trailer with the surface of the building floor. 3. Provide the employees with a portable industrial truck ladder that facilitate the access from and to the platform were they are working.