OSHA Inspection: M. C. LOGGING

Issued

1994-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

1995-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00

General-duty citation text

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 that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to:
(a) The hazard of being struck by trees that were not guided safely during
their fall on
or about 10/26/94 and at times prior thereto while falling timber, sawyers
at the
Cheyenne Timber Sale were cutting the necessary holding wood which could
cause
the trees to prematurely twist from the stump.  Back cuts were even with
the
undercuts (matchcuts) which would not prevent the tree from kicking back
over the
stump.
Among others, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this
hazard is
to establish a positive method that will prevent cutting of holding wood
so
that the
tree can be safely guided during its fall.  Such positive methods shall
include
undercuts deep enough to guide the tree, back cuts level as possible and
always above
the upper cut of the undercut.

Issued

1994-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

1994-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $750.00

Issued

1994-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

1994-12-05 00:00:00

Issued

1994-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

1994-12-05 00:00:00