OSHA Inspection: ARBOR-NOMICS, INC.

Issued

Jun 13, 2003

Abate by

Jun 19, 2003

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

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 hazard trees being bucked and planned for no escape route
for emergency
egress purposes.
On or about 5-13-03, employees did not plan for an emergency escape route
for the job they
were conducting.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to have a
escape route planned prior to beginning the job at hand.
Reference ANSIZ133.1-2000 9.5.1333.1-2000

Issued

Jun 13, 2003

Abate by

Jun 19, 2003

Penalty

Initial $1,750 · Current $500 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 hazard trees being bucked.
On or about 5-13-03, employees bucking a 20' section of a tree did not
inform other employees
working on the job of their actions. When an employee started to cut the
tree and the hazard tree
flipped employees were struck by branches on the tree.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to remove
the branches from one side of the tree, cable or rope the tree and flip it
over, then remove the
branches from the other side of the tree.
Reference ANSIZ133.1-2000 9.7.6133.1-2000

Issued

Jun 13, 2003

Abate by

Jun 25, 2003

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 hazard trees being bucked.
On or about 5-13-03, employees did not participate in a job briefing to
ensure that all employees
were knowledgeable of the tasks that were being performed at the job site.
Employees
were not
aware that the hazard tree was being cut the day of the accident.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to have a
job briefing to agree on the sequence of employees actions when working
with and around a
hazard tree.
Reference ANSIZ133.1-2000 4.1.3133.1-2000

Issued

Jun 13, 2003

Abate by

Nov 30, 2003

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 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 performing tree cutting operations and were not trained in the
hazards of their job and how
to avoid and correct those hazards.
On or about 5-13-03, employees did not have specific training in the area
of individual expertise
and work required of a qualified arborist. Training was not provided by
the employer and the
training was not documented by the employer for duration of employment.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to have a
employee training program to train employees in the hazards of being an
arborist.
Reference ANSIZ133.1-2000 B.1IZ133.1-2000

Issued

Jun 13, 2003

Abate by

Nov 30, 2003

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 performing tree cutting operations and were not trained in the
hazards of their job and how
to avoid and correct those hazards.
On or about 5-13-03, the employer did not have employees acknowledge in
writing that they
have participated in an employee orientation training program.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to have a
employee training program to train employees in the hazards of being an
arborist.
Reference ANSIZ133.1-2000 B.1.3133.1-2000

Issued

Jun 13, 2003

Abate by

Jul 2, 2003

Penalty

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

Issued

Jun 13, 2003

Abate by

Aug 30, 2003

Penalty

Initial $1,750 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

Jun 13, 2003

Abate by

Aug 30, 2003