OSHA Inspection: SKYVIEW TREE COMPANY LLC

Issued

2014-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  Jobsite:  The employees, who were working/walking in close proximity of the overhead tree cuting/felling operation were not wearing head protection.

Issued

2014-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  Jobsite:  The employee, who was cutting the tree with the use of a chainsaw was not wearing eye protection.

Issued

2014-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:    Jobsite: The employee, cutting/felling a tree from the elevated bucket of an aerial lift was not wearing a full body harness with a lanyard attached to the boom or basket.

Issued

2014-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1): The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area.  Jobsite: The employee who was cutting the tree from the bucket of an aerial lift without a restraint system was not trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used.