OSHA Inspection: HICKEY TREE SERVICE

Issued

Mar 30, 2009

Abate by

Apr 3, 2009

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

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 being struck by vehicular traffic:
a)On or about March 17, 2009, an employee was setting out traffic signs in
the
roadway without wearing a traffic vest.
b)Training was not provided to the employee in the recognition of unsafe
conditions
in work zone safety.
Among other methods, recognized and feasible means of abatement to correct
this hazard is to:
a)  Ensure that employees who set out traffic signs are provided with
suitable traffic vests and
provided with training that enables them to recognize and control hazards
associated with
vehicles and, b)  Comply with the applicable elements required by the
Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices (Millennium Edition), June 2001 when performing
work that affects
highway and street traffic.