OSHA Inspection: ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO.

Issued

Sep 20, 2002

Abate by

Sep 26, 2002

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

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 oncoming vehicular traffic:
March 27, 2002, employees who were working in and along Nicholson Road,
Cumming, Ga,
performing line clearance tree trimming operations were exposed to the
hazard of being "struck
by" passing vehicular traffic. The employer did not ensure that the work
zone was erected with
properly placed advance warning signs, cones, and other necessary work
zone safety equipment
to alert oncoming motorists.
Among other methods, recognized and feasible means of abatement to correct
this hazard
include, but are not limited to:
Full implementation of the applicable elements required by the Manual on
Uniform
Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), Part 6, Temporary Traffic Control,
December 2000 edition,
Typical Application 18 (TA-18) for Lane Closure on Minor Street.

Issued

Sep 20, 2002

Abate by

Sep 26, 2002

Penalty

Initial $35,000 · Current $7,000 Reduced