OSHA Inspection: ALMSTEAD TREE SERVICE, INC.

Issued

Jan 11, 2008

Abate by

Jan 16, 2008

Penalty

Initial $1,500

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:
LOCATION:  96 Oval Court
New Rochelle, NY
On or about 11/9/07
a) The employees were working below the climber discarding a tree branch
into the chipping
machine. They were exposed to the hazard of being struck by falling tree
branches.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct the
hazard is to:
Follow paragraph 9.5.5 of the American National Standard for
Arboricultural Operations,
Pruning, Repairing, Maintaining, and Removing Trees, Cutting Brush- Safety
Requirements,
ANSI Z133.1 Revision October 2000, which states:
Workers shall be positioned and their duties organized so that they are
not directly in the work
zone.
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.