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Standard Cited:5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
| Violation Items | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nr: 1188826.015 | Citation: 01001 | Issuance: 04/27/2017 | ReportingID: 0523400 | ||
| Viol Type: | Serious | NrInstances: | 1 | Contest Date: | |
| Abatement Date: | 05/09/2017 2 | Nr Exposed: | 10 | Final Order: | 05/19/2017 |
| Initial Penalty: | $12,675.00 | REC: | A | Emphasis: | |
| Current Penalty: | $12,675.00 | Gravity: | 10 | Haz Category: | |
| Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Event | Date | Penalty | Abatement | Type | FTA Insp | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/27/2017 | $12,675.00 | 05/09/2017 | Serious | ||
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by hazards from ejected metal pieces while attempting to remove a stuck/hung-up forging from a forging die. a) Forging Hammer Number 85: On or about November 3, 2016, forging hammer operators were exposed to struck-by hazards from broken pieces of metal while using shop made steel rings to dislodge stuck forgings. A metal ring inserted in the No. 85 counter blow forging hammer broke when it was struck by the upper forging die, causing a piece of the ring to eject from the hammer and strike a nearby employee.