OSHA Inspection: DALE HENDERSON LOGGING, INC.

Issued

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1540.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.266(d)(1)(iv): The employer did not provide, at no cost to the employee, and/or assure that each employee who operated a chain saw wore ballistic nylon leg protection or other  leg protection which the employer had demonstrated provides equivalent protection:  Williams Pond Road - Two employees were not wearing leg protection while felling trees with a chain saw.

Issued

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1540.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.266(h)(1)(vi): Each danger tree, including lodged trees and snags, were not felled or removed using mechanical or other techniques that minimize employee exposure before work is commenced in the area of the danger tree:  Williams Pond Road - On January 13, 2015 an employee was hospitalized when he was struck and injured by a lodged 12" maple tree that was not promptly removed from a rock ledge.

Issued

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1540.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(i): Before felling started, the feller did not plan and clear a retreat path:  Williams Pond Road - An employee did not plan a safe retreat path before felling six maple trees.

Issued

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1540.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(ii): Before each tree is felled, conditions such as, but not limited to, snow and ice accumulation, the wind, the lean of tree, dead limbs, and the location of other trees, shall be evaluated by the feller and precautions taken so a hazard is not created for an employee:  Williams Pond Road : Prior to felling trees, the employee did not evaluated the cutting area for hazards associated with the slope of the land and the rock ledge.

Issued

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1540.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(v): An undercut was not made in each tree being felled:  Williams Pond Road - The employee felled five maple trees and one white birch tree without making an undercut.

Issued

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1540.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(vi): A backcut shall be made in each tree being felled. 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:  Williams Pond Road - Each of the five maples trees felled by the employee did not have significant hinge wood.

Issued

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1320.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.266(i)(7)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee, including supervisors, had received first-aid and CPR training meeting at least the requirements specified in Appendix B:  Williams Pond Road - The employer did not ensure that an employee had first-aid and CPR training.

Issued

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1100.00 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 one or more employees within 24 hours of a work-related incident:  Williams Pond Road - The employer did not report the hospitalization of an employee that was injured at the logging site on January 13, 2015.