OSHA Inspection: NELSON TREE SERVICES

Issued

2003-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00

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 the hazard of falling:
(a)  181 Miller Park Road, Milford, New Jersey - 1996 GMC TECO SATURN S-5
Boom Truck:  NJ Registration #X-9434N/Vin#1GDL7H1J4TJ513647:  On or about
8/20/2003, an employee was exposed to a falling hazard up to approx.
thirty (30)
feet, while working in a vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work
platform.
One feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to:
1.)  Perform and record inspections and test on the vehicle-mounted
elevating and
rotating work platform at regular intervals in accordance with the
American National
Standards Institute ANSI A92.2-1969.
2.)  Follow the inspection requirements for structural members in the TECO
SATURN S-5 "OPERATIONS MANUAL."
REFERENCE:   American National Standards Institute ANSI A92.2-1969.

Issued

2003-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00

Issued

2003-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1875.00

Issued

2003-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1875.00