OSHA Inspection: WINNSCAPES INC./SCHMIDT NURSERY

Issued

2015-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $2083.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.  a. Employees working along Taylor Road in Pataskala, were trimming trees with a chainsaw without cut resistant clothing (chaps), thereby exposing the employees to an amputation hazard.