Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 303863351
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 07/30/2001 X
Initial Penalty: $1,050.00
Current Penalty: $1,050.00
Issuance Date: 07/12/2001
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 05
Report ID: 0523300
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 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: Fall hazards from an elevation when assembling and disassembling the Chair O' Plane ride. Employees do not have an appropriate means of access to the upper level of the ride when attaching and detaching the canvas covering the central tower. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is: To permanently install a fixed ladder to the central tower and ensure employee's use of a positioning device to access the top portions of the ride.ons
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