Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 304041494
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 11/15/2001 X
Initial Penalty: $4,200.00
Current Penalty: $4,200.00
Issuance Date: 11/09/2001
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 4
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0112600
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: ELECTRIC
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: serious shock hazard from standing in the bucket of an excavator that was in contact with energized electrical lines. Among other methods, one feasible and effective method of abatement would be to deenergize the electrical line.
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