OSHA Inspection: ALLEN KREBS LOGGING

Issued

Nov 3, 1994

Abate by

Nov 7, 1994

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

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) The hazard of being struck by trees that were not guided safely during
their fall on
or about 10/25/94 and at times prior while falling timber.  Sawyers at the
Lost
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
(matchcut)
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 the 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 back cut.

Issued

Nov 3, 1994

Abate by

Nov 10, 1994

Issued

Nov 3, 1994

Abate by

Dec 5, 1994

Issued

Nov 3, 1994

Abate by

Dec 5, 1994