Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 100026202
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 01/07/1991 X
Initial Penalty: $1,000.00
Current Penalty: $1,000.00
Issuance Date: 01/04/1991
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 09
Report ID: 0830500
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: FALLING
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 OF LIKELY TO CAUSE DEATH OF SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM TO EMPLOYEES IN THAT EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO: A) JOBSITE LOCATED AT AND NEAR THE AREA 1/2 MILE WEST OF MILE POST 295 ON HIGHWAY 50 - ON OR ABOUT 8/16/90 AND AT TIMES PRIOR THERETO, EMPLOYEE(S) WERE EXPOSED TO HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH POTENTIAL INJURY FROM FALLING FROM THE UNPROTECTED CARGO AREA OF PICKUP TRUCK(S) AND/OR FLATBED TRUCKS USED TO TRANSPORT EMPLOYEES TO AND FROM THE WORKSITES, WHILE PLACING AND PICKING UP CONES, AND WHILE PLACING, KNOCKING DOWN OR PICKING UP SIGNS. AMONG OTHER METHODS, FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHODS TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD ARE: 1) TRANPORT EMPLOYEES ONLY INSIDE THE TRUCK CAB WITH APPROPRIATE USE OF SEAT BELTS; AND/OR 2) IF EMPLOYEES MUST WORK FORM THE BED OF THE TRUCK, INSTALL AND USE A RESTRAINT SYSTEM SUCH AS SAFETY BELT/LANYARDS ATTACHED TO ADEQUATELY ANCHORED EYEBOLTS OR OTHER MEANS OF ATTACHMENT; OR 3) INSTALL A WORK PLATFORM WITH APPROPRIATE GUARD RAILS AND/OR SAFETY BELTS FOR USE ONLY WHEN EMPLOYEES MUST WORK FROM THE BED OF THE TRUCK.
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