OSHA Inspection: TREE WALKERS TREE SERVICE

Issued

2020-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2458.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(v): A personal fall arrest or travel restraint system that meets the requirements in subpart I of this part was not worn and attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:     (a)  Jobsite:  On or about February 6, 2020, an employee was working from a Nifty aerial lift and he was not protected from falling by a personal fall arrest or a travel restraint system.  The employee was cutting down an oak tree.  The fall hazard to the employee was approximately 40 feet to the ground.

Issued

2020-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1966.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee wear a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects:     (a)  Jobsite:  On or about February 6, 2020, employees were not wearing hard hats while they were working below a fellow employee who was working from an aerial lift trimming a tree.

Issued

2020-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  (a) Jobsite: On or about February 6, 2020, employees are feeding the chipper and operating a Stihl chain saw and they were not wearing eye and face protection.

Issued

2020-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    (a)  Jobsite:  On or about February 6, 2020, an employee who was working from the ground, was not wearing protective chaps while he was operating a chain saw.