OSHA Inspection: KESSLER EXCAVATING, INC.

Issued

2016-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    a.)  Kessler Excavating, Inc., Holcomb Hollow Road, Fenwick, WV:  On or about 11/04/15, the employer did not instruct an employee to stay clear of the tree being lifted and moved by the excavator.

Issued

2016-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition it was 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.)  Kessler Excavating, Inc., Holcomb Hollow Road, Fenwick, WV:  On or about 11/04/15, the employer did not ensure the use of leg protection (chaps), while performing limbing and cutting operations using a Stihl 029 chainsaw.

Issued

2016-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a.)  Kessler Excavating, Inc., Holcomb Hollow Road, Fenwick, WV:  On or about 11/04/15, the employer did not ensure that employees wore a hard hat while performing limbing operations.

Issued

2016-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    a.)  Kessler Excavating, Inc., Holcomb Hollow Road, Fenwick, WV:  On or about 11/04/15, the employer did not ensure that an employee wore face protection while performing limbing and cutting operations using a Stihl chainsaw.

Issued

2016-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.301(a): Unsafe hand tool(s) were issued or permitted to be used:    a.)  Kessler Excavating, Inc., Holcomb Hollow Road, Fenwick, WV:  On or about 11/04/15, the chain catch was missing from the Stihl 029 chainsaw.

Issued

2016-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours.     a.)  Kessler Excavating, Inc.:  On or about 10/04/15, an incident that resulted in the in-patient hospitalization of an employee was not reported to OSHA within 24 hours.