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OSHA Inspection: OSAGE VALLEY ELECTRIC COOP

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of OSAGE VALLEY ELECTRIC COOP in 5 1/2 MI E OF 71 HWY 1 1/2 MI S OF, RICH HILL, MO 64779 (NAICS 221122). OSHA activity number 314468737.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
5 1/2 MI E OF 71 HWY 1 1/2 MI S OF
City
RICH HILL
State
MO
ZIP
64779
Mailing
1321 N ORANGE STREET, BUTLER, MO 64730
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Union (Y)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
221122
SIC code (legacy)
4911
Employees
55
Ownership type
Private (A)
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

5 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 31, 2011
Abate by
Apr 26, 2011
Penalty
Initial $2,625 · Current $1,220 Reduced
Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item - use the
CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET for this purpose.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1220.00
  • · Z (S) $2625.00

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 31, 2011
Abate by
Apr 26, 2011
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
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 performing
tree trimming and removal, from unforeseen tree movement/falling during
cutting operations.
(a)On October, 06, 2010, an employee of Osage Valley Electric Cooperative,
1321 N
Orange Butler, Missouri, was fatally injured when the tree he was cutting
with a chain saw
split, kicked back, and struck the employee.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS:
Ensure compliance with ANSI 133.8.5.14 requirements that notches shall be
used on all trees
and trunks greater than 5 inches in diameter at breast height.
Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item - use the
CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET for this purpose.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $7000.00
  • · Z (S) $7000.00

1910.132 A

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 31, 2011
Abate by
Apr 26, 2011
Penalty
Initial $2,625 · Current $1,220 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1220.00
  • · Z (S) $2625.00

1910.132 D01

Other-than-serious Gravity 05 1 instance 55 exposed
Issued
Mar 31, 2011
Abate by
Apr 26, 2011
Penalty
Initial $2,100 · Current $1,220 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $1220.00
  • · Z (S) $2100.00

1910.269 R05

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 31, 2011
Abate by
Apr 26, 2011
Penalty
Initial $2,625 · Current $1,220 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1220.00
  • · Z (S) $2625.00

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 314468737.

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