Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
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Inspection Nr: 1175431.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Repeat
Abatement Date: 03/08/2017
Initial Penalty: $69,713.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 01/19/2017
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 100
Related Event Code (REC): R
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0316400
Contest Date: 02/13/2017
Final Order: 07/29/2020
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
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Penalty | J: ALJ Decision | 07/29/2020 | $0.00 | 03/08/2017 | Repeat | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 02/13/2017 | $69,713.00 | 03/08/2017 | Repeat | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/19/2017 | $69,713.00 | 03/08/2017 | Repeat |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 recognized hazards related to working outside during periods of excessive heat: a.) On August 13, 2016, at job sites located on mail routes in Martinsburg, West Virginia, with an afternoon heat index of 103 degrees Fahrenheit, the employer exposed employees to the recognized hazard of excessive heat during mail delivery. Beginning at approximately 11:30a.m., a rural letter carrier began delivering mail from an enclosed Postal Service truck (LLV) without air conditioning and in the direct heat. At approximately 1:30p.m. the employee began feeling the symptoms of heat stress. The employee was hospitalized and diagnosed with heat related illness. The United States Postal Service, was previously cited for a willful violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 538158, Citation 01, Item number 001 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/24/14, with respect to a workplace located at job sites on mail routes in Independence, Missouri.