OSHA Inspection: SCOTT'S TREE SERVICE AND LANDSCAPING, INC.

Issued

2016-03-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to crushing hazards:  a) 301 Redding Furnace Road, Elverson, PA 19520: An employee was exposed to a struck-by hazard while grinding a stump less than one tree length away from of tree felling operations. On October 15, 2015 an employee working in the drop zone while operating a Rayco Stump Cutter was fatally crushed by a felled tree.  b) 301 Redding Furnace Road, Elverson, PA 19520: Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards as a result of improper tree felling techniques. On October 15, 2015, an employee working in the drop zone while operating a Rayco Stump Cutter was fatally struck by a tree that was felled with a back cut that cut through the hinge wood.