OSHA Inspection: LUCAS TREE EXPERTS

Issued

Feb 22, 2010

Abate by

Feb 26, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

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:
As the Controlling General Contractor at the Job Site -
a)An employee was directing traffic without the use of paddles or signs.
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 direct traffic are provided with
suitable paddles or
flags 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.