Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 1343062.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 10/31/2019 2
Initial Penalty: $13,260.00
Current Penalty: $10,000.00
Issuance Date: 02/05/2019
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0830300
Contest Date:
Final Order: 02/25/2019
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | P: Petition to Mod Abatement | 05/06/2019 | $10,000.00 | 10/31/2019 | Serious | |
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 02/25/2019 | $10,000.00 | 03/04/2019 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 02/05/2019 | $13,260.00 | 03/04/2019 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish to each of his employees 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 his employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by hazards and fall hazards while working in a loader bucket: (a) On or about August 9, 2018 for the employees exposed to crushing hazards while performing maintenance and cleaning on a grain trailer who were lifted to heights of approximately nine feet by a Wacker Neuson WL38 Wheel Loader with a bucket attachment on it at the Scranton Equity Exchange located at 12 Hamilton Street SE in Scranton, North Dakota. Abatement Note: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement to correct this hazard would be for the employer to follow the manufacturers recommendations for machine operation which clearly state, Carrying passengers with the machine is PROHIBITED. Carrying passengers on/in attachments/tools is PROHIBITED.