OSHA Inspection: MORANO LANDSCAPE GARDEN DESIGNS, LTD

Issued

Aug 16, 2007

Abate by

Aug 21, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 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 an employee was
exposed to the hazard of falling from a tree that was being cut down:
Location: 960 Green Meadow Lane
On or about 5/31/07,
a) An employee fell from a birch tree while cutting it down. He was not
provided with a
climbing line and one other means of being secured while working aloft.
The employer did not
take appropriate actions to ensure a safe removal operation. The tree
snapped and the employee
was catapulted from the tree as the employee was cutting it with a
reciprocating saw due to the
pull line being attached and pulled by a Bobcat skid steer machine.
"Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to follow section 8 of ANSI Z133.1-2006 Safety Requirements for
Arboricultural
Operations."
NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the
inspection case
file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of
abatement for this
violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.