OSHA Inspection: DAVIS TREE & LOGGING, LLC

Issued

Jun 12, 2000

Abate by

Nov 1, 2000

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,600 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 crushing bodily injury:
A) Employees in the yard area while working underneath running vehicles
and/or machinery were exposed to
crushing hazards if the vehicle was to be moved without alerting or
notifying the employees of the impending
movement. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to
correct this hazard is to chock the
wheels and shut off the potentially unexpected moving vehicles and
machinery while employees are working
underneath them.