OSHA Inspection: CHARTER OAKS TREE & LANDSCAPING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(c): Design. All personal protective equipment shall be of safe design and construction for the work to be performed.  a. On or about October 21, 2015, located at residential property at 7130 Worthington Road in Westerville, Ohio, an employee was performing tree removal operations from the bucket of a bucket truck with a climbing saddle and lanyard that was not designed for fall arrest, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet and/or additional injury if a fall would occur.

Issued

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:  29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;   a.  On or about October 21, 2015, located at residential property at 7130 Worthington Road in Westerville, Ohio, the employer did not properly assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present when employees performed tree removal operations that necessitated the use of personal protective equipment, thereby exposing the employees to lacerations, flying chips/debris, etc.

Issued

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a.  On or about October 21, 2015, located at residential property at 7130 Worthington Road in Westerville, Ohio, an employee was operating a 36" bar Dolmar chain saw without the use of a face shield, thereby exposing the employee to face lacerations and/or eye injury.

Issued

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.180(d)(4): "Periodic inspection." Complete inspections of the crane shall be performed at intervals as generally defined in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) of this section depending upon its activity, severity of service, and environment, or as specifically indicated below. These inspections shall include the requirements of paragraph (d)(3) of this section and in addition, items such as the following. Any deficiencies such as listed shall be carefully examined and determination made as to whether they constitute a safety hazard:  a.  On or about October 21, 2015, located at residential property at 7130 Worthington Road in Westerville, Ohio, employees were performing tree removal operations with the use of a National truck crane, model number 800D, serial number 294268, that did not have a periodic inspection conducted within the 1-12 month interval, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with crane operations.

Issued

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.180(d)(6): "Inspection records." Certification records which include the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the crane which was inspected shall be made monthly on critical items in use such as brakes, crane hooks, and ropes. This certification record shall be kept readily available.   a.  On or about October 21, 2015, located at residential property at 7130 Worthington Road in Westerville, Ohio, employees were performing tree removal operations with the use of a National truck crane, model number 800D, serial number 294268, that did not have a certified inspection record that had been conducted within the 1-12 month interval, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with crane operations.

Issued

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.180(h)(1)(i): No crane shall be loaded beyond the rated load, except for test purposes as provided in paragraph (e) of this section.  a.  On or about October 21, 2015, located at residential property at 7130 Worthington Road in Westerville, Ohio, employees were performing tree removal operations with the use of a truck crane in order to hoist sections of an ash tree.  The crane was overloaded during the hoisting operations causing the crane to tip, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by, caught-between hazards and/or fall hazard.

Issued

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.180(h)(1)(ii): When loads which are limited by structural competence rather than by stability are to be handled, it shall be ascertained that the weight of the load has been determined within plus or minus 10 percent before it is lifted.   a. On or about October 21, 2015, located at residential property at 7130 Worthington Road in Westerville, Ohio, employees were performing tree removal operations with the use of a National truck crane, model number 800D, serial number 294268.  The employees did not know the weight of a trees limbs prior to hoisting operations, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by/caught-between hazard.

Issued

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.180(h)(3)(ix): Outriggers shall be used when the load to be handled at that particular radius exceeds the rated load without outriggers as given by the manufacturer for that crane. Where floats are used they shall be securely attached to the outriggers. Wood blocks used to support outriggers shall:  29 CFR 1910.180(h)(3)(ix)(c): Be of sufficient width and length to prevent shifting or toppling under load.  a.  On or about October 21, 2015, located at residential property at 7130 Worthington Road in Westerville, Ohio, employees were performing tree removal operations with the use of a truck crane in order to hoist sections of an ash tree.  The wood blocks that were used to under the outriggers were not sufficient in size to prevent the truck crane from shifting or toppling under a load, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by and/or caught-between hazards.

Issued

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.  a.  On or about October 21, 2015, the employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization of an employee within 24 hours that was injured in a fall from a bucket truck while performing tree-removal operations.