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Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 1510477.015

Citation: 02001

Citation Type: Willful

Abatement Status: Abatement Completed

Initial Penalty: $136,532.00

Current Penalty: $95,000.00

Issuance Date: 07/15/2021

Nr Instances: 2

Nr Exposed: 9

Abatement Date: 09/06/2022

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0627500

Contest Date: 08/04/2021

Final Order: 03/04/2022

Related Event Code (REC): R

Emphasis:


Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History
Type Latest Event Event Date Penalty Abatement Due Date Citation Type Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty F: Formal Settlement 03/04/2022 $95,000.00 09/06/2022 Willful  
Penalty C: Contested 08/09/2021 $136,532.00 08/03/2021 Willful  
Penalty Z: Issued 07/15/2021 $136,532.00 08/03/2021 Willful  

Text For Citation: 02 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 struck-by and/or caught-between hazards in the following instances: The employer failed to conduct periodic and regular inspections of its power presses to ensure they are in safe operating condition by completing necessary maintenance and repairs before operating them as follows: 1) On January 19, 2021, at the 500-Ton Sutherland Hydraulic Press #30 (Model No. HD-500 Serial No. 29065), the Ram was not properly inspected. 2) On January 22, 2021, The semi-automatic Perdraw lube nozzle spray system attached to the 500-Ton Sutherland Hydraulic Press #30 (Model No. HD-500 Serial No. 29065) was non-operational. Employees performed the operation manually exposing employees to struck-by and caught-between hazards.

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