Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 95012901
Inspection Nr: 307450783
Citation: 01001A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 03/31/2005 X
Initial Penalty: $2,100.00
Current Penalty: $2,100.00
Issuance Date: 03/07/2005
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity:
Report ID: 0453720
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard: EXPLOSION
North Carolina General Statute $95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees conditions of 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 the hazard of an explosion by operating a gasoline powered generator inside a storage room: a)job site at Ronald Reagan high school, Pfafftown, North Carolina-employees routinely cranked and operated a Generac wheel house generator inside a storage room resulting in an explosion and injury occurring on October 27, 2004. "AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO CRANK AND OPERATE THE GENERATOR OUTDOORS."
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