OSHA Inspection: ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO.

Issued

Mar 4, 2013

Abate by

Mar 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level was not guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there was entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder:    This violation occurred on September 18, 2012, at a workplace located at 14949 & 14999 Preston Road, Dallas, TX; where at least two (2) employees, who accessed/egressed aerial lift buckets from platforms above the carrier (truck) caps, were exposed to the hazard of falling to the lower level.      Or, in the alternative:    Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized fall hazards which were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:     This violation occurred on September 18, 2012, at a workplace located at 14949 & 14999 Preston Road, Dallas, TX; where at least two (2) employees, who accessed/egressed aerial lift buckets from the platforms above the carrier (truck) caps, were exposed to the hazard of falling to the lower level.