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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 19260850 A Preparatory operations.

Inspection Nr: 911283.015

Citation: 01003

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: Not Completed - AD Discretion

Initial Penalty: $7,000.00

Current Penalty: $7,000.00

Issuance Date: 09/12/2013

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 2

Abatement Date: 09/24/2013

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0215800

Contest Date:

Final Order: 11/08/2013

Related Event Code (REC):

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	Z: Issued	09/12/2013	$7,000.00	09/24/2013	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.850(a): An engineering survey was not performed by a competent person to determine the conditions of the framing floors and walls and the possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations. a) 19 Waterview Road Lot 14 - On or about 11 June, 2013 - Employees were demolishing a mobile home without an engineering survey performed. Building collapsed onto employee.

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