Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 121987317
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 12/18/1997 X
Initial Penalty: $1,500.00
Current Penalty: $1,500.00
Issuance Date: 12/10/1997
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0522000
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: STRUCK BY
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employmnent 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: On or about November 4, 1997, employee(s) were exposed to the hazard of being struck by traffic while working in the roadway of SR 734 in Jeffersonville, Ohio. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to provide flaggers when operations are such that signs, signals, and barricades do not provide the necessary protection on or adjacent to a highway or street.
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