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Standard Cited:5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
| Violation Items | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nr: 1392310.015 | Citation: 01001 | Issuance: 08/27/2019 | ReportingID: 0316400 | ||
| Viol Type: | Serious | NrInstances: | 1 | Contest Date: | |
| Abatement Date: | 09/23/2019 | Nr Exposed: | 2 | Final Order: | 09/23/2019 |
| Initial Penalty: | $13,260.00 | REC: | A | Emphasis: | |
| Current Penalty: | $10,608.00 | Gravity: | 10 | Haz Category: | |
| Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Event | Date | Penalty | Abatement | Type | FTA Insp | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/27/2019 | $13,260.00 | 09/23/2019 | Serious | ||
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 09/23/2019 | $10,608.00 | 09/23/2019 | 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 were free from recognized hazards: An employee operated a Caterpillar excavator (Company No. E650, Model 320) on a hillside without ensuring, when possible, to operate the machine up slopes and down slopes with the final drive sprockets facing down the slope. Abatement: Among other methods, one or more feasible and acceptable methods of abatement would be to re-train and re-qualify operators on the manufacturer's recommendations to ensure when possible, to operate the machine up slopes and down slopes with the final drive sprockets facing down the slope.