OSHA Inspection: OUT ON A LIMB TREE CARE, INC.

Issued

2018-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12934.00 · Current $8000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSHAct of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):  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 getting struck by a falling tree during manual tree felling operations:    (a) 1070 Twin Lakes Road Lewisberry, Pennsylvania - The employer did not ensure employees involved in manual tree removal, and operating a tagline or pull-line, were kept outside of the drop zone of the tree, resulting in the death of an employee who was struck by the tree as it fell, on or about June 4, 2018.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2018-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12934.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee wear a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects:    a) 1070 Twin Lakes Road Lewisberry, PA - Employees on the ground did not don a hard hat while the employees were felling trees, on or about June 4, 2018.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2018-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  (a) 2105 Copenhaffer Road Dover, PA 17315- The employer did not prepare a written certification of hazard assessment  for employees performing landscape/tree service work, on or about June 4, 2018.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.