Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 1695934.015
Citation: 02001
Citation Type: Willful
Abatement Date: 01/10/2024
Initial Penalty: $62,504.00
Current Penalty: $62,504.00
Issuance Date: 11/17/2023
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0111400
Contest Date: 12/12/2023
Final Order:
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | C: Contested | 12/12/2023 | $62,504.00 | 01/10/2024 | Willful | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 11/17/2023 | $62,504.00 | 01/10/2024 | Willful |
Text For Citation: 02 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 injuries and death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to injuries and death due to the inadequately maintained 1994 EXTEC 5000S Soil Screener; Location: Worksite On September 6, 2023, two employees were standing and working on a 1994 EXTEC 5000S Soil Screener's tail conveyor, with a broken rusted hydraulic line's fitting caked in dried dirt, ruptured hydraulic line with dried dirt caked around the hydraulic line and inside hydraulic line, spider webs inside the ruptured hydraulic line, a broken right side conveyor missing the rubber conveyor belt, broken hand lever controlling the tail conveyor, missing fedder hand lever controlling the fedder conveyor, a bent Grizzly screen from another soil screener on top of the front hopper, and a missing left front support leg exposing the employees to injuries and death.