Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 115976698
Citation: 01001A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 08/01/1994 X
Initial Penalty: $3,000.00
Current Penalty: $3,000.00
Issuance Date: 06/23/1994
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 4
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0728500
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 06/23/1994 | $3,000.00 | 08/01/1994 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 06/23/1994 | $3,000.00 | 08/01/1994 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A 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 hazards of the outer end steel panel doors of the underground utility vault falling due to defective and missing or broken critical component parts of the form mold assembly: (a)Jobsite at 21521 East Truman Road, Independence, Missouri - On or about April 8, 1994 at approximately 6:30 PM in the Fabrication Plant, Area #5 adjacent to Column #6, the employer allowed employees to assemble the underground utility vault form mold with defective component parts. The west end of the core form table mold had a safety bracket which holds the end panel door in place, which had holes in it where the safety pin was to be inserted and the 3/4" diameter safety pin was missing. A 1/2" diameter piece of #4 rebar was being used in place of the safety pin. In addition, the east end of core form table mold had the safety bracket and 3/4" diameter safety pin, however, the safety pin would not extend through both side holes in the bracket for the safety pin to be secured in its place in the bracket. While ultimate responsibility for correcting the hazard rests with the employer, given his or her superior knowledge of the workplace, feasible and acceptable methods to correct this hazard, among others, are: 1.For each concrete form presenting a hazard similar to the hazards associated with the underground utility vault involved in the incident, the employer will develop and implement a written inspection checklist for each such form and its components and require an inspection to be performed prior to assembly with a record made of the inspections performed.
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