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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 19260106 A Working over or near water.

Inspection Nr: 1074488.015

Citation: 02001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: Abatement Completed

Initial Penalty: $35,000.00

Current Penalty: $7,000.00

Issuance Date: 12/18/2015

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 5

Abatement Date: 12/29/2015

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0213600

Contest Date: 01/06/2016

Final Order: 05/22/2017

Related Event Code (REC): A

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type
Penalty	J: ALJ Decision	05/22/2017	$7,000.00	12/29/2015	Serious
Penalty	C: Contested	01/11/2016	$35,000.00	12/29/2015	Willful
Penalty	Z: Issued	12/18/2015	$35,000.00	12/29/2015	Willful

Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.106(a): Employee(s) working over or near water where the danger of drowning existed, were not provided with U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket(s) or buoyant work vest(s) a) On 06/22/15, at the Inner Loop Bridge, in Rochester, New York, employer did not provide a Personal Flotation Device (PFD) to employees working over water installing anchor plates. An employee not wearing a Personal Flotation Device, fell into the river and drowned. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

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