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Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
| Violation Items | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nr: 310591458 | Citation: 01001 | Issuance: 01/02/2008 | ReportingID: 0830600 | ||
| Viol Type: | Other | NrInstances: | 1 | Contest Date: | |
| Abatement Date: | 01/28/2008 X | Nr Exposed: | 1 | Final Order: | |
| Initial Penalty: | $3,500.00 | REC: | A | Emphasis: | |
| Current Penalty: | $3,500.00 | Gravity: | 10 | Haz Category: | CRUSHING |
| Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Event | Date | Penalty | Abatement | Type | FTA Insp | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/02/2008 | $3,500.00 | 01/28/2008 | Serious | ||
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 01/18/2008 | $3,500.00 | 01/28/2008 | Other | ||
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CRUSHING
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards which were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that an employee was crushed while working/walking next to wooden crates containing granite slabs: a) On or about July 16, 2007, the employer did not ensure that an employee protected himself from crushing hazards while unloading wooden crates containing granite slabs. A feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is as follows: 1) Institute and enforce a policy in which employees are prohibited from standing in the danger zone of improperly stacked or deteriorating wooden crates containing granite slabs. Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").-Certification