PRICHARD, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: CON-SITE SERVICES, INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of CON-SITE SERVICES, INC. in GAYNOR RD, PRICHARD, AL 36610 (NAICS 113310). OSHA activity number 339433104.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- CON-SITE SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- GAYNOR RD
- City
- PRICHARD
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36610
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 358, CHELSEA, AL 35043
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 113310
- Employees
- 32
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.266 H02 V
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(v): The undercut was not of a size so the tree would not split and would fall in the intended direction: a) At Gaynor Rd Logging Site: On or about October 8, 2013 and at time prior; the employer failed to ensure employees made correct notch cuts to allow a tree to fall in its intended direction exposing employees to struck-by and crush hazards. The angle cut should have been cut at a 45 degree angle and should have reached into the tree at least one fourth to one third of the way. This would have dictated which way the tree should fall.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3000
- · Z (S) $3500
1910.266 H02 VI
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(vi): The backcut shall leave sufficient hinge wood to hold the tree to the stump during most of its fall so that the hinge is able to guide the tree's fall in the intended direction: a) At Gaynor Rd Logging Site: On or about October 8, 2013 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure employees involved in felling trees were making proper back cuts to guide the tree to fall in its intended direction exposing employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.266 H02 VII
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(vii): The backcut was not above the level of the horizontal facecut in order to provide an adequate platform to prevent kickback: a) At Gaynor Rd Logging Site: On or about October 8, 2013 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure employees involved in manually felling trees were properly making back cuts to include but not limited to making the back cut at a level above the horizontal facecut to prevent potential kickback and struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.266 I04
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.266(i)(4): Training of an employee due to unsafe job performance, or assignment of new work tasks, tools, equipment, machines, or vehicles; may be limited to those elements in paragraph (i)(3) of this section which are relevant to the circumstances giving rise to the need for training: a) At Gaynor Road Entrance to Site: On or about October 8, 2013 and at times prior; the employer failed to provide training to employees involved in logging activities to include but not limited to felling operations, undercuts and back cuts exposing the employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3000
- · Z (S) $3500
1910.266 I07 I
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.266(i)(7)(i): The employer did not assure that each employee, including supervisors, had received first-aid and CPR training meeting at least the requirements specified in Appendix B: a) At Gaynor Rd Entrance to Site: On or about October 8, 2013 and at time prior; the employer failed to ensure that each employee involved in logging operations was trained and current in thier certification in first aid and CPR.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1000
- · Z (S) $3500
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Source
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 339433104.
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