OSHA Inspection: BLACK SHEEP WOODLANDS, LLC

Issued

2016-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 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:  a) On or about August 28, 2015; logging tracks JT Bradley 1/401 AC and 2/322 AC:  The employer failed to ensure an energy control procedure was developed and employees trained on it who conduct minor repairs on equipment in the field which have energy sources such as but not limited to electric, hydraulic, and pneumatic.

Issued

2016-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:  a) On or about August 28, 2015; logging tracks JT Bradley 1/401 AC and 2/322 AC: The employer failed to ensure employees who were expected to use a fire extinguisher during the incipient stage fire were trained upon initial hire and yearly thereafter.

Issued

2016-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.266(d)(6)(iii): Each employee performing a logging operation at a logging work site did not work in a position or location that was within visual or audible contact with another employee:  a) On or about August 28, 2015; logging tracks JT Bradley 1/401 AC and 2/322 AC: The employer failed to ensure each employee performing logging operations maintained visual and/or audible contact with another employee in that the deceased employees position was not known by the other saw hand or the skidder operator.

Issued

2016-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.266(d)(7)(i): Hand signals or audible contact, such as, but not limited to, whistles, horns, or radios, were not utilized whenever noise, distance, restricted visibility, or other factors prevented clear understanding of normal voice communications between employees:  a) On or about August 28, 2015; logging tracks JT Bradley 1/401 AC and 2/322 AC: The employer failed to ensure employees working a logging site were properly trained and provided adequate equipment such as whistles, horns or radios to employees conducting limbing work on site where the trees had been cut and placed on the ground by the cutter.  As the employees conducting limbing task got within the canopies they may not be visible to the other employees conducting limbing or the skidder operator pulling trees out.  Abatement Certification and Documentation are required

Issued

2016-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.266(i)(7)(i): The employer did not assure that each employee, including supervisors, had received first-aid and CPR training meeting at least the requirements specified in Appendix B:  a) On or about August 28, 2015; logging tracks JT Bradley 1/401 AC and 2/322 AC: the employer did not provide each employee with first-aid and CPR training.    Abatement Certification and Documentation are required

Issued

2016-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i): The employer having employee(s) with occupational exposure did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure:  a) On or about August 28, 2015; logging tracks JT Bradley 1/401 AC and 2/322 AC: The employer failed to provide Blood Borne Pathogen training to employees who may have exposure as a result of providing 1st aid to severely injured employees.

Issued

2016-02-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) On or about August 28, 2015; logging tracks JT Bradley 1/401 AC and 2/322 AC: The employer failed to ensure a hazard communication program was developed and implemented for chemicals such as but not limited to gasoline, diesel fuel, and hydraulic fluid.