Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 109668699
Citation: 01001A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 03/01/1996 X
Initial Penalty: $4,500.00
Current Penalty: $4,500.00
Issuance Date: 01/05/1996
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 9
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0418100
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 01/09/1996 | $4,500.00 | 03/01/1996 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/05/1996 | $4,500.00 | 02/01/1996 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard: STRUCK BY
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 THE HAZARD OF BEING STRUCK BY STACKED AND UNSECURED BULK POULTRY CAGES WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 800 POUNDS FALLING FROM A FLAT-BED TRAILER; ON OR ABOUT JULY 14, 1995. TWENTY BULK POULTRY CAGES (STACKED TWO HIGH AND TEN ROWS) STORED ON A FLAT-BED TRAILER ARE DELIVERED AND PARKED NEAR THE HEN HOUSE THAT WILL BE "CAUGHT" BY THE CREW. THE TRUCK DRIVER OPERATES A PETTIBONE LIFT TRUCK TO REMOVE SEVERAL CAGES AFTER THE LOAD IS UNBUCKED FROM THE TRAILER. THE CATCHING OPERATION TAKES PLACE IN THE HEN HOUSE WHILE THE LIFT OPERATOR PLACES EMPTY CAGES IN THE HOUSE AND RETURNS THE FILLED CAGES TO THE FLAT-BED TRAILER. THE OTHER TRUCK OPERATORS THAT ARE STANDING BY FOR LOADS AND THE CATCHING CREW SUPERVISOR UNBUCK AND BUCK-DOWN THE CAGES THAT ARE STORED ON THE TRAILERS. THEY TRAVEL THE LENGTH OF THE TRAILER, WALKING UNDER THE STACKED CAGES TO PERFORM THEIR BUCKING DUTIES. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO REPLACE CAGES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN SERVICE WITH NEWLY DESIGNED BULK POULTRY CAGES THAT NEST TOGETHER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL DISPLACEMENT AND TO REVISE OPERATING PROCEDURES TO PREVENT UNBUCKING OF THE STORED CAGES UNTIL JUST BEFORE THAT ROW OF CAGES IS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE TRAILER.
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