OSHA Inspection: BRANSCUM AND SON LOGGING

Issued

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.266(f)(2)(x)(C): Each moving element not limited to blades, buckets, saws and shears, were not lowered to the ground or otherwise secured.     On or about November 27, 2013, at the job site located on Sugar Loaf Tower Rd, near Calico Rock, Arkansas, employees were repairing a Timberjack model 840 feller/buncher. The harvester's head was elevated approximately 5 feet above ground level, and was not blocked or otherwise secured, while an employee stood underneath it to remove a hydraulic hose. This condition exposed the employee to the hazard of being crushed by the falling head assembly.

Issued

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:      On or about November 27, 2013, at the job site located on Sugar Loaf Tower Road near Calico Rock, Arkansas, the employer did  not have in place an energy control program to ensure that employees performing  maintenance on a Timberjack Model 840 tree feller/buncher were not exposed to the release of stored energy. An employee was replacing a hydraulic hose on the equipment with the cutting head elevated approximately 5 feet above the ground. Once the hose was removed, the cutting head fell on another employee working on the equipment. This created conditions which exposed the employee to the hazard of being crushed by the falling head assembly.

Issued

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    On or about November 27, 2013, at the job site located on Sugarloaf Tower Road, the employer did not develop procedures for the control of hazardous energy sources including mechanical, hydraulic, and gravity for employees performing maintenance on a Timberjack Model 840 tree feller/buncher. An employee was replacing a hydraulic hose on the equipment with the cutting head elevated approximately 5 feet above ground level. Once the hose was removed, the cutting head fell on the other employee working on the equipment. This created conditions which exposed the employee to the hazard of being crushed by the falling head assembly.

Issued

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that employees acquired the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control devices:   On or about November 27, 2013, at the job site located on Sugarloaf Tower Rd, near Calico Rock, Arkansas, the employer had not provided training on the control of hazardous energy to employees who were performing maintenance on a Timberjack Model 840 tree feller/buncher An employee was replacing a hydraulic hose on the equipment with the cutting head elevated approximately 5 feet above ground level. Once the hose was removed, the cutting head fell on the other employee working on the equipment. This created conditions which exposed the employee to the hazard of being crushed by the falling head assembly.

Issued

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.266(d)(2)(i): The employer did not provide first-aid kits at each work site where trees were being cut, at each active landing, and/or on each employee transport vehicle:      On November 27, 2013, at the job site located on Sugarloaf Tower Road near Calico Rock, Arkansas, employees were performing maintenance on a Timberjack Model 840 Tree feller/buncher and loading logs for transport. The employer did not provide a first aid kit at each active landing. This condition exposed the employees to the hazard of not receiving lifesaving medical treatment in the event of an injury.

Issued

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a): The employer did not orally report the death of an employee or the in-patient hospitalization of three or more employees because of a work-related incident:    On or about November 30, 2013, at the job site located on Sugarlaof Tower Rd near Calico Rock, Arkansas, the employer did not report to OSHA a work related death within the 8 hour requirement.

Issued

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.266(f)(1)(iii): The employer did not assure that operating and maintenance instructions were available either on the machine or in the area where the machine was being operated:       On or about November 27, 2013, at the job site located on Sugar Loaf Tower Rd, near Calico Rock, Arkansas, employees were replacing a hydraulic hose on a Timberjack Model 840 tree feller/buncher. Although a manufacturers warning posted in the cab of the machine stated; "AVIOD DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. READ AND UNDERSTAND THE OPERATOR'S AND ATTACHMENT MANUALS BEFORE OPERATING THIS MACHINE." The employees did not have operating and maintenance instructions available on the machine or in the area. This practice created conditions which exposed employees to caught in, crushing, and struck by hazards.

Issued

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.266(i)(3)(ii): Safe use, operation and maintenance of tools, machines and vehicles the employee used or operated, including emphasis on understanding and following the manufacturer's operating and maintenance instructions, warnings and precautions.  On or about November 27, 2013, at the job site located on Sugarloaf Tower Road near Calico Rock, Arkansas, the employees who were repairing a Timberjack Model 840 tree feller/buncher, had not been trained on the safe maintenance of the machine. An employee was replacing a hydraulic hose on the equipment with the cutting head elevated five feet above the ground. Once the hose was removed, the cutting head fell on another employee working on the equipment. This condition exposed the employee to the hazard of being crushed by the falling head assembly.

Issued

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $300.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.266(i)(7)(ii): The employer did not assure that each employee's first-aid and CPR training and/or certificate of training remain current:    On or about November 27, 2013, at the job site located on Sugarloaf Tower Rd, near Calico Rock, Arkansas, employees were replacing a hydraulic hose on a Timberjack Model 840 tree feller/buncher and loading logs for transport. One of the employees had been CPR trained/certified approximately 12 years prior. The employee had not received refresher training/certification since. This condition exposed the employees to the hazard of not receiving emergency life saving treatment in the event of an injury.

Issued

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.266(i)(11): The employer did not hold safety and health meetings as necessary and at least each month for each employee:  On or about November 27, 2013, at the job site located on Sugarloaf Tower Rd, near Calico Rock, Arkansas, employees were replacing a hydraulic hose on a Timberjack Model 840 tree feller/buncher and loading logs for transport. Safety and health meetings were not conducted at least each month.