Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 106747454
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 04/20/1994 X
Initial Penalty: $5,000.00
Current Penalty: $3,000.00
Issuance Date: 03/04/1994
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 6
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0213900
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 03/22/1994 | $3,000.00 | 04/20/1994 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 03/04/1994 | $5,000.00 | 04/20/1994 | Serious |
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 or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to employee(s) riding on the leading footboards of the inplant locomotive, engaged in the movement of railroad cars, were exposed to fall hazards. a) U.S. Pipe and Foundry Co., Burlington, NJ. While the plants diesel locomotive was pushing an empty coke car onto and down an exchange track, employee(s) acting as conductor(s)/switchmen were positioned on the leading footboard of the locomotive thus facing backwards from the direction of travel. The empty coke car struck a stationary weight car which had been positioned on the exchange track, on or about 10/7/93. Among other methods a feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is: 1) Implement and enforce rules operating rules for the inplant railroad operation, including safety requirements such as those outlined in: a) The General Code of Operating Rules, Second Edition, effective October 29, 1989 (adopted by Burlington Northern Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad, and others); b) Chessie System Safety Rules, effective June 15, 1979; c) CSX Transportation Safety Rules; At the minimum, safety requirements should instruct employees they must not ride footboards of an engine. And, while on moving equipment, they must maintain a lookout in the direction of travel for obstacles or close clearances along side the tracks. 2) Exercise vegetation control in the vicinity of the plant's railroad tracks.
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