ENTERPRISE, MS —
OSHA Inspection: ASPLUNPH TREE EXPERT COMPANY
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of ASPLUNPH TREE EXPERT COMPANY in HIGHWAY 11 NORTH, ENTERPRISE, MS 39330 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 107088742.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ASPLUNPH TREE EXPERT COMPANY
- Site address
- HIGHWAY 11 NORTH
- City
- ENTERPRISE
- State
- MS
- ZIP
- 39330
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 671, LAUREL, MS 39440
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 0783
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 5, 1992
- Abate by
- Oct 9, 1992
- Penalty
- Initial $500 · Current $5,000
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 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: (a) Hazard of being thrown from work platform located on back of equipment used on May 20, 1992, to spray a power line right-to-way in that equipment having an obstructed view to the rear was backed on a steep hill and employer did not have an observer stationed on the ground where he was visible to the driver signaling it was safe to operate the vehicle in reverse. ABATEMENT: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to back equipment only when absolutely necessary, plan where equipment is to stop and back only when an observer signals that it is safe to do so.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $5000.00
- — A (S) $5000.00
- — Z (S) $500.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 5, 1992
- Abate by
- Oct 9, 1992
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000
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 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: (a) Hazard of not receiving instruction in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions in the work environment, in that on May 20, 1992, employee backed equipment without aid of crew member on the ground providing direction. ABATEMENT: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to train employees in safe methods of backing equipment to control or eliminate exposure to hidden obstacles or hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $5000.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 107088742.
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