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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 309430593
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty: $4,900.00
Current Penalty: $4,900.00
Issuance Date: 08/23/2006
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Abatement Date: 09/05/2006
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0418800
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC): A
Emphasis:
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: UNAPOPPROC
Section 5(a)1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: 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 employees in that employees were exposed to: On or about 03/25/2006 an employee who was working from a truck-elevated platform was exposed to a tip over hazard of approximately 25 feet from the ground level, due to the outriggers not being extended. Among other methods of abatement, a feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is deploy the outriggers prior to raising the truck elevated platform. PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.