Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100029 B02 Fall protection systems and falling object protection-criteria and practices.
This violation item has been deleted.
Inspection Nr: 1636590.015
Citation: 01004
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Quick Fix
Initial Penalty: $12,278.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 05/18/2023
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 5
Abatement Date:
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0316700
Contest Date: 06/09/2023
Final Order: 08/11/2024
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 08/11/2024 | $0.00 | Serious | ||
Penalty | C: Contested | 08/07/2023 | $12,278.00 | Serious | ||
Penalty | Z: Issued | 05/18/2023 | $12,278.00 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.29(b)(2): The employer did not ensure that guardrail systems met the requirement that midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels, or equivalent intermediate members were installed between the walking-working surface and the top edge of the guardrail system when there was not a wall or parapet that was at least 21 inches (53 cm) high: (a) Repack Module, West Long Side - The area between the shelves used for stray, not on file items and the southern-most yellow gate/window, on Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 of the Repack Module, had only a horizontal steel member, 46.5 inches above the walking/working surface with no intermediate members and no wall or parapet, exposing employees to the hazard of falling 9 feet 11 inches from Repack Module Level 2 to grade, 19 feet 10 inches from Pick Module Level 3 to grade, and 29 feet 7 inches from Repack Module Level 4 to grade, on or about November 30, 2022. No abatement certification or documentation required.