Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 1459102.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 08/03/2020 2
Initial Penalty: $6,747.00
Current Penalty: $5,000.00
Issuance Date: 06/16/2020
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0112000
Contest Date: 08/14/2020
Final Order: 08/28/2020
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 08/28/2020 | $5,000.00 | 08/03/2020 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 08/17/2020 | $6,747.00 | 08/03/2020 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 06/16/2020 | $6,747.00 | 08/03/2020 | 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 that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that, the foreman was exposed to fall, struck by and caught in-between hazards while using the bucket of a Samsung excavator to enter and exit a 10 foot deep excavation that had vertical walls and no cave-in protection. On or about 01/29/2020 at the Danbury Road Construction Project, the foreman was riding the excavator bucket to enter and exit a 10 foot deep excavation with no sloping or cave-in protection.