OSHA Inspection: WALTER HOWARD DBA TOTAL TREE CARE

Issued

Aug 4, 2011

Abate by

Aug 30, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $3,600

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:
Employees using a 1972 Hi-Ranger articulating boom mounted on a late model
Chevrolet
TopKick truck chassis while engaged in tree care operations were exposed
to a fall hazard of
various heights.  The boom lift on the truck had deficiencies that
included, but was not
limited to, the bucket cracked at the mount and the free travel exceeded
the maximum travel
after the controls were released.
A feasible abatement method is to follow the American National Standards
Institute standard
ANSI/SIA A92.2 009, for Vehicle Mounted Elevating and Rotating Aerial
Devices, as
applicable.
***Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the
requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d)***