Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100176 A Handling materials - general.
Inspection Nr: 1450351.015
Citation: 01002A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 04/01/2020 2
Initial Penalty: $12,723.00
Current Penalty: $6,361.50
Issuance Date: 02/28/2020
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 15
Related Event Code (REC): R
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0522000
Contest Date: 04/01/2020
Final Order: 09/08/2021
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 09/08/2021 | $6,361.50 | 04/01/2020 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 04/01/2020 | $12,723.00 | 04/01/2020 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 02/28/2020 | $12,723.00 | 04/01/2020 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.176(a): Use of mechanical equipment. Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and passageways shall be appropriately marked. On December 5, 2019, in the aisle way at Dock door #48, a forklift operator parked perpendicular in the aisle way to change a propane tank and created an obstruction in the 15 ft. aisle way and a struck-by hazard from another forklift operating in the area.