Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 1436867.015
Citation: 01002B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $13,494.00
Issuance Date: 03/18/2020
Nr Instances: 5
Nr Exposed: 5
Abatement Date: 10/20/2021
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0111400
Contest Date: 05/07/2020
Final Order: 10/04/2021
Related Event Code (REC): R
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 10/04/2021 | $13,494.00 | 10/20/2021 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 07/24/2020 | $0.00 | 03/26/2020 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 03/18/2020 | $0.00 | 03/26/2020 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002B Hazard:
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1) 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: Location: The yard @ Station 980, Tupper Rd. East Sandwich, MA On or about October 8, 2019, a grounding cable was clamped to a mechanically incorrect grounding clamp, posing a risk that if the cable were to fall out of the grounding clamp without the hot end first being removed with a live line tool and without the employee wearing gloves protective against the current created by the voltage induced in the line, the employee would be exposed to a recognized hazard causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm, contrary to section 5(a)(1) of the Act.