WEDOWEE, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: BURFORD'S TREE, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of BURFORD'S TREE, INC. in COUNTY ROADS 888 AND 1, WEDOWEE, AL 36278 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 311103964.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BURFORD'S TREE, INC.
- Site address
- COUNTY ROADS 888 AND 1
- City
- WEDOWEE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36278
- Mailing
- 4230 CHOCTAW TRAIL, ANNISTON, AL 36206
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 561730
- SIC code (legacy)
- 0783
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2007
- Abate by
- Nov 7, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
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 crushed-by or struck-by hazards: (a)On or about 06/27/07, 5.5 miles off County Road 888, Heflin, the operator of a New Holland tractor was not wearing seat belt. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard would be to ensure that all drivers utilize a working restraint device provided on the tractor, as stated in the operators manual, Section 1, page 4, Operator's Seat and Seat Belt.
Recent events (2)
- · 2 (S) $7000.00
- · Z (S) $7000.00
1910.269 B01 I
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2007
- Abate by
- Nov 7, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000
Recent events (2)
- · 2 (S) $5000.00
- · Z (S) $5000.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 311103964.
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