OSHA Inspection: MCBEE CORPORATION

Issued

2003-10-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-11-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2800.00 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 a struck-by hazard:
a)Off Crocker Road - On or about 8/28/03, an employee was exposed to being
struck by
a fallen tree when proper procedures were not followed for tree cutting.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to
consider the lean of the tree and limitations of the terrain, establish
the proper size and
appropriate notch and determine the correct height of the back cut in
relation to the notch
cut. Reference: ANSI Z133.1-2000 - Pruning, Repairing, Maintaining, and
Removing
Trees, and Cutting Brush - Safety Requirements, Section 9.5.