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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 109624502
Citation: 02001
Citation Type: Willful
Abatement Status: E
Initial Penalty: $55,000.00
Current Penalty: $7,000.00
Issuance Date: 08/30/1994
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 35
Abatement Date: 10/02/1994
Gravity: 05
Report ID: 0134000
Contest Date: 09/21/1994
Final Order: 08/07/1995
Related Event Code (REC): C
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 08/07/1995 | $7,000.00 | 10/02/1994 | Willful | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/30/1994 | $55,000.00 | 10/02/1994 | Willful |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: LIFTING
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: 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 in that employees were exposed to serious injury from lifting tasks without administrative or engineering controls: (a)Warehouse: The evaluation of this manual lifting tasks indicates that employees are exposed to an increased risk of musculoskeletal injuries. The injury and illness records for 1991, 1992, and 1993 documented that there was a pattern of musculoskeletal/overexertion injuries. Step 1 - Effective administrative protection, such as employee training, physical assessment, job rotation, etc., shall be provided as an interim measure until feasible engineering or permanent administrative controls can be implemented which will reduce employee exposure to nominal risk. Step 2 - Submit to the Area Director a written, detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering or administrative measures to control employee injury due to manual lifting tasks. Engineering controls to reduce musculoskeletal stresses include, but are not limited to, job redesign, reduction of the horizontal and vertical load distance from the body, reduction of the lifting frequency, or weight, and use of mechanical lifting aids. This plan shall include at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistant with the dates required by this citation. 1)Evaluation of the conditions, locations and manual lifting activities that the employees are performing at the onset of musculoskeletal injuries. 2)Evaluation of applicable control measure(s). 3)Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures. 4)Monitoring to assure effective utilization of the control measure(s). Step 3 - Abatement shall have been completed by implementation of feasible engineering or administrative controls, upon verification of their effectiveness in reducing the occurrence of musculoskeletal injuries.