Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100178 P01 Powered industrial trucks.
Inspection Nr: 1655524.015
Citation: 01003A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $15,625.00
Current Penalty: $15,000.00
Issuance Date: 07/20/2023
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 6
Abatement Date: 08/15/2023
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0728900
Contest Date:
Final Order: 08/15/2023
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 08/15/2023 | $15,000.00 | 08/15/2023 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 07/20/2023 | $15,625.00 | 08/15/2023 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1):If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to need repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition. Employees were engaged in warehouse activities at a shipping and receiving facility located at 850 Rundell Road, Gering, NE 69341, and were exposed to struck-by hazards in that. A. A powered industrial truck was not taken out of service when it was discovered that brakes could not sufficiently slow/stop the truck. B. Several powered industrial trucks were not taken out of service when it was discovered that they did not have working horns, and, C. A powered industrial truck had not been taken out of service after the manufacturer installed carriage had been torn off while trying to pull another powered industrial truck out of the snow.