OSHA Inspection: CEDAR HOMES INC. DBA ALL AFFORDABLE TREE SERVICE

Issued

Sep 29, 2010

Abate by

Oct 11, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

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 being struck by a falling tree:
a)  Worksites such as, but not limited to 210 Emmans Road, Flanders, NJ
Employees, not involved in the felling operation, were exposed to being
struck
by a falling tree and were not removed from the fell pattern of the tree
before the
back cut was made.
Violation occurred on or about 7/19/10.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO:
1.  Direct and train all employees, not involved in the removal operation,
to stand clear beyond
the length of the fell pattern of the tree when cutting begins, in
accordance with ANSI Z133.1-
2006, Section 8.5.3.
2.  The cutter must confirm, either though visual contact or through
audible response, that all
employees are out of the fell pattern before starting the back cut.

Issued

Sep 29, 2010

Abate by

Oct 11, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500