OSHA Inspection: JAMES ZAMUDIO'S TREE & LANDSCAPE

Issued

2009-09-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

General-duty citation text

Title 40.1-51.1(a) Code of Virginia: The employer, James Zamudio's Tree &
Landscape, 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 bodily harm to employees in that employees were
exposed to fall hazards while
conducting tree cutting operations at the residential worksite.
On June 15, 2009, at 2214 N. Madison Street, Arlington, Virginia. an
employee of James Zamudio's Tree &
Landscape was working in a tree and using a pole saw when he fell 10 to 25
feet to the ground, striking his
head on the asphalt driveway of  the house.  The employee was not tied off
or otherwise secured while working
in the tree.
One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among others, to correct
this hazard is for the employer to
establish procedures and train employees in accordance with American
National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Z133.1-2006, Safety Requirements for Arboricultural Operations, section
8.1.19 which provides as follows:
"The arborist shall be tied in or secured while ascending the tree.  The
arborist shall be tied in once the work
begins and shall be tied in until the work is completed and he or she has
returned to the ground.  The arborist
shall be secured when repositioning the climbing line."ng