Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 1266458.015
Citation: 01001A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 03/15/2018 2
Initial Penalty: $9,147.00
Current Penalty: $5,488.20
Issuance Date: 01/26/2018
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 6
Related Event Code (REC): R
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0112000
Contest Date:
Final Order: 02/20/2018
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 02/20/2018 | $5,488.20 | 03/15/2018 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/26/2018 | $9,147.00 | 03/15/2018 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A 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 in that employees were exposed to hazards created by the moving parts of conveying equipment: Solids, Fragmentizer in-feed conveyor: On, or about, September 22, 2017, employees normally worked in close proximity to the in-running nip point created by the head pulley and the conveyor belt. A pre-start up alarm/indicator and a delay had not been installed on the conveyor. The conveyor was turned on and off by the demands of the crusher unit using a current reading device that monitored the electrical load for the crusher motor.