Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 310845771
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 10/21/2008 X
Initial Penalty: $2,800.00
Current Penalty: $2,800.00
Issuance Date: 09/24/2008
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 5
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0316700
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 falls to lower levels: (a)Foundry - Employees used a wooden, 12-foot long, 2x10 plank as a work platform while performing servicing and maintenance work on the rotary drum. Employees also used the wooden plank on a daily basis when readying the rotary drum for production. At one end, the wooden plank rested on an 11-foot high, fixed, metal platform at the entrance or hopper end of the rotary drum. At the other end, the wooden plank rested on a 10-foot high, fixed, metal platform at the exit end of the rotary drum. Nothing secured the wooden plank from movement nor did the plank sufficiently overlap either of the fixed, metal platforms upon which its ends rested. On July 12, 2008, as two employees stood near the end of the wooden plank which rested on the 11-foot high metal platform at the hopper end of the rotary drum, that end of the wooden plank fell, causing the employees to fall to the floor. One of the employees suffered fatal injuries in the fall. ABATEMENT NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard includes securing the wooden platform from movement by cleating or otherwise restraining it by hooks or equivalent means at both ends or extending the platform no less than six inches and not more than 18 inches over the end supports. VERIFICATION REQUIREDTION
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