Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 103564720
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 03/03/1992 X
Initial Penalty: $1,750.00
Current Penalty:
Issuance Date: 01/14/1992
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0626300
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 02/06/1992 | 03/03/1992 | Serious | ||
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/14/1992 | $1,750.00 | 03/03/1992 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: OTHER
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: a. On or about 9/19/91 employees wee exposed to the hazard of being covered and possibly sufficated by the came-off piles of argicul- tural products which will not collapse to a natural angle of repose due to the clinging together of particles as the material is loaded from the base of the piles onto floor level converors, either by hand or by mototrized vehicles. These materials include cotton seed, cotton seed hulls, cotton seed meal,and possibly soy beans, soy beans meal, and hulls. One method of abatement is the provision of a complete around the driver position of a powered, floor level material moving vehicle with mesh, small enough to prevents entry of the material being worked, with assurance of air space and/or an air supply, either line of bottle, sufficient to sustain the operator for the duration of the rescue period if trapped, and an observation, communication, or alarm system to notify outside personnel that the operator and vehicle are trapped. The vehicle must not cause ignition of the products being worked, and a rescue vehicle with similar protection must be available to safely, effectuate a resuce by removal of adequate material to free the trapped employee. An alternative to the above method is the use of an elevating, rotat- ing, articulating or extensible boom type work platform or boom arm to collapse a pile to its angle of repose safely without having an employ- ee exposed to being inundated. This device must also not present a product ignition hazard. The boom, arm may be an attachment for the front end loader if desired.
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