Standard Cited:5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Violation Items
Nr: 110113.015 Citation: 02001 Issuance: 05/15/2012 ReportingID: 0521700
Viol Type:WillFul NrInstances:1 Contest Date:06/05/2012
Abatement Date:05/22/2012 Nr Exposed:1 Final Order:
Initial Penalty:70000 REC:A Emphasis:
Current Penalty:70000 Gravity:10 Haz Category:

Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History
Type Event Date Penalty abatement Type FTA Insp
Penalty Z: Issued 05/15/2012 70000 05/22/2012 WillFul  
Penalty :   06/05/2012 70000 05/22/2012 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: a. On November 17, 2011, an employee suffered scald and chemical burns on approximately eighty (80) percent (%) of his body, including thirty-one (31) percent (%) third degree, after a work related incident which resulted in the employee's death. The employer failed to seek or administer emergency medical care when obviously necessary to prevent further injury and/or death to a severely burned employee.