OSHA Inspection: A CUT ABOVE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC.

Issued

Aug 24, 2015

Abate by

Sep 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(v): The employer did not ensure a body belt was worn and a lanyard attached to the boom when working from an aerial lift:   Employees were exposed to a fall hazard while operating a vehicle mounted aerial lift to perform tree trimming operations and a suitable fall protection was not being used.

Issued

Aug 24, 2015

Abate by

Sep 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:    Employees were exposed to struck by hazards, eye injuries, and fall hazards while performing tree trimming operations and the employer did not assess the workplace.

Issued

Aug 24, 2015

Abate by

Sep 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, the identity of the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done:    The employer did not develop and document a personal protective equipment hazard assessment for the tasks performed by employees when performing tree trimming operations and a written certification did not include the name of the person who certified that the evaluation had been performed, and the date that the hazard assessment was completed.

Issued

Aug 24, 2015

Abate by

Sep 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1): Each affected employee did not wear a protective helmet when working in areas where there was a potential head injury from falling objects:    Employees working at a residential home site were exposed to potential head injury from falling tree limbs during tree trimming operations and the employees were not wearing hard hats.

Issued

Aug 24, 2015

Abate by

Sep 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards:    An employee was exposed to flying wood chips while operating a chain saw to cut tree limbs, and the employee was not required to wear safety glasses.

Issued

Aug 24, 2015

Abate by

Sep 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(2): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used eye protection that provided side protection when there was a hazard from flying objects.   An employee was exposed to flying wood chips while operating a chain saw to cut tree limbs, and the employer did not ensure that the prescription glasses worn by an employee were impact resistant and had side shields.

Issued

Aug 24, 2015

Abate by

Sep 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee who wears prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involve eye hazards wears eye protection that incorporates the prescription in its design, or wears eye protection that can be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses:  An employee was exposed to flying wood chips while operating a chain saw to cut tree limbs, and the employee wore prescription glasses that did not protect the employee from flying wood chips.