OSHA Inspection: SCOTT'S TREE SERVICE AND LANDSCAPING, INC.

Issued

Mar 28, 2001

Abate by

May 14, 2001

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

Issued

Oct 11, 2000

Abate by

Oct 15, 2000

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 fall hazards and that the
personal protective equipment provided was not properly utilized during
tree trimming:
a) Scott's Tree Service and Landscaping, Inc., 4700 Drexelbrook Drive,
Drexel Hill, PA - Personal
protective equipment was not properly used in that it was secured to the
same anchorage point used to
support material being lowered to the ground. On 7/11/00, an employee was
exposed to a fall hazard
in that the common anchorage point for both the lifeline and the material
handling failed, catapulting
him approximately 60 feet to the ground.
ABATEMENT NOTE: AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE MEANS OF
ABATEMENT TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO TIE THE LOWERING LINE AND THE
CLIMBING LINES INTO DIFFERENT LIMBS.
NOTE: ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Personal protective equipment was not provided and
used when necessary whenever
hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:
a) Scott's Tree Service and Landscaping, Inc., 4700 Drexelbrook Drive,
Drexel Hill, PA - Personal
protective equipment was not properly used in that it was secured to the
same anchorage point used to
support material being lowered to the ground. On 7/11/00, an employee was
exposed to a fall hazard
in that the common anchorage point for both the lifeline and the material
handling failed, catapulting
him approximately 60 feet to the ground.
NOTE: ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIREDATION

Issued

Oct 11, 2000

Abate by

Nov 13, 2000

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 not being trained in rescue procedures:
a) Scott's Tree Service and Landscaping, Inc., 4700 Drexelbrook Drive,
Drexel Hill, PA
- Employees were not trained in rescue procedures during the tree trimming
process. On
7/11/00, and employee fell approximately 60 feet to his death when the
common
anchorage point for both the lifeline and the material handling failed.
ABATEMENT NOTE: AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE MEANS OF
ABATEMENT TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE
RESCUE TRAINING.
NOTE: ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIREDATION

Issued

Oct 11, 2000

Abate by

Jan 31, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced