OSHA Inspection: JOHN BEARD DBA BEARD'S TREE SERVICE

Issued

1997-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statue 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of North Carolina:  The employer did not furnish to
each of his employees  condition of 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: Struck by hazards
a)Jobsite - Employee permitted to and observed by
management operating a skid steer loader from which the
protective side screens had been removed by the employee,
which resulted in a work related fatality on 07-06-97.
A reasonable and feasible means of abatement would be for the
employer to prohibit the "practice" of operating the loader with
the factory installed safety screens removed.
Reference  ANSI/SAE J1388, 1985  7.1, 7.1.2,

Issued

1997-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statue 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of North Carolina:  The employer did not furnish to
each of his employees  condition of 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: Struck by hazards
a)Jobsite - Employer did not conduct an adequate pre-
operational inspection of equipment provided to employee
for functional defects and servicability of the left
pivot pin which resulted in a work related fatality on
07-06-97.
A reasonable and feasible means of abatement would be for the
employer to assure that a proper and complete pre-operational
servicability inspection of employer provided machinery was
conducted to detect conditions which would render the machinery
unservicable.
Reference  Operators manual, pg. 14, item 6.em

Issued

1997-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statue 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of North Carolina:  The employer did not furnish to
each of his employees  condition of 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: Struck by hazards
a)Jobsite - Employee was not provided adequate training
which would have assured that the hazards associated with
operating a skid steer loader from which the protective
side screens had been removed by would have been
recognized by the employee. This resulted in a work
related fatality on 07-06-97.
A reasonable and feasible means of abatement would be for the
employer to train the employee that the "practice" of operating the
loader with the factory installed safety screens removed was both
prohibited and a recognizable hazard.
Reference  Operators manual pg. 7, item 8

Issued

1997-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $1500.00