OSHA Inspection: BRIAN HANLEY LOGGING

Issued

Jun 14, 2002

Abate by

Jun 12, 2003

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment
which were free
from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or
serious phyical harm to
employees in that employees were exposed to:
(a) The hazard of being struck by falling trees which were being used for
yarder guyline
anchors at the Alder Jam timber sale, Libby, Montana.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard it
to follow the Rules Relating to Logging Departments and Logging Operations
in Montana by
the Department of Labor and Industry Bureau of Safety & Health and The
Montana Logging
Association, Section 3, D on Anchoring Guylines.
BRIAN HANLEY LOGGING WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT
STANDARD SECTION 5(a)(1) OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT
OF 1970 WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 304398779,
CITATION NUMBER 1 ITEM NUMBER 1, ISSUED ON 01/02/02, WITH RESPECT TO
A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT NEW FAWN LINE TIMBER SALE, LIBBY,
MONTANA.