OSHA Inspection: NEW RIVER TREE COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Mar 16, 2012

Abate by

Mar 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina: 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
fall hazards:
a) A bay at the loading dock located at 1750 Dick Phillips Road, near
Idlewild, NC, 28694
where the employer provided a trailer for employees to use to load and
unload
Christmas trees. One tree worker died from a fall while unloading
Christmas trees on or
about November 21, 2011.  Employees loaded and unloaded field trailer
while standing
on top of Christmas trees ten feet above the ground.
ABATEMENT NOTE:
1)Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to
correct the hazard are to
guard by a railing system; a fall arrest system; or a stacking system that
does not expose
employees to fall hazards.