OSHA Inspection: GKC PROPERTIES LLC

Issued

Feb 3, 2009

Abate by

Feb 20, 2009

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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 struck by hazards:
a.)Cumberland Gap National Historic Park - Old Coke Oven work site:  On or
about
December 8, 2008 an employee was struck in the head by a tree that was
pushed
over by the tree being cut.  Workers not directly involved in manual land
clearing
operations were standing within two tree lengths and in the direction of
the tree
being felled.
NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to follow accepted safe practices such as but not
limited to;
workers not directly involved in manual land clearing operations shall be
at least
two tree lengths away from the tree or trunk being removed, as addressed in
American National Standards Institute ANSI Z133.1 -2006 Safety Requirements
for Arboricultural Operations, Paragraph 8.5.13aph

Issued

Feb 3, 2009

Abate by

Feb 20, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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 struck by hazards:
a.)Cumberland Gap National Historic Park - Old Coke Oven work site:  On or
about
December 8, 2008 an employee cut a tree using a conventional notch cut
with a
back cut that was level with the bottom of the notch cut.  The cutter did
not use
a conventional notch cut that had a back cut 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 CM)
above
the apex of the notch to provide an adequate platform to prevent kick-back
of the
tree or trunk.
NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to follow accepted safe practices such as but not
limited to;
with a conventional notch or Humboldt notch, the back cut shall be 1 to 2
inches
(2.5 to 5 CM) above the apex of the notch to provide an adequate platform
to
prevent kick-back of the tree or trunk.  With an open-face notch (greater
than
70
degrees), the back cut shall be at the same level as the apex of the
notch, as
addressed in American National Standards Institute ANSI Z133.1 - 2006
Safety
Requirements for Arboricultural Operations, Paragraph 8.5.16