OSHA Inspection: NATIVE TREE SERVICE LLC

Issued

Oct 31, 2018

Abate by

Jan 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1): Before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard, the employer did not provide training for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:     (a) Native Tree Service, LLC., at 9241 High Street in Thornton, Colorado 80229:  On or before July 6, 2018, the employer failed to provide employees who were using or assisting employees who were using personal fall protection systems with training.   This exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 30 feet.      Abatement Note: Before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard, the employer must provide training for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who is required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart.      1.  The employer must ensure that each employee is trained by a qualified person.   2.  The employer must train each employee in at least the following topics:   a.  The nature of the fall hazards in the work area and how to recognize them; The procedures to be followed to minimize those hazards;   b.  The correct procedures for installing, inspecting, operating, maintaining, and disassembling the personal fall protection systems that the employee uses; and   c.  The correct use of personal fall protection systems and equipment specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, including, but not limited to, proper hook-up, anchoring, and tie-off techniques, and methods of equipment inspection and storage, as specified by the manufacturer.

Issued

Oct 31, 2018

Abate by

Jan 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.140(c)(21):  The employer must provide for prompt rescue of each employee in the event of a fall.    (a) Native Tree Service, LLC., at 9241 High Street in Thornton, Colorado 80229:  On or before July 6, 2018, the employer failed to provide prompt rescue in the event of an emergency situation while using a personal fall protection system.  When an employee became injured while in a tree, 30 feet from the ground, the employee was stuck in that tree for up to 30 minutes because no prompt rescue was provided to the employee.  This exposes employees to fall hazards of 30 feet.

Issued

Oct 31, 2018

Abate by

Jan 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $1,663

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer failed to 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) Native Tree Service, LLC., at 9241 High Street in Thornton, Colorado 80229:  On or before July 6, 2018, the employer did not protect employees from exposure to workplace hazards as they had not performed a written workplace hazards assessment for any or each work type or task performed by the workers.   This exposes employees to struck by hazards, crushing hazards, noise hazards, eye hazards, and dermal hazards.

Issued

Oct 31, 2018

Abate by

Dec 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not 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) Native Tree Service, LLC., at 9241 High Street in Thornton, Colorado 80229:  On or before July 6, 2018, the employer failed to provide eye and/or face protection when the employees were using the chainsaw and the tree chipper, exposing the employees to flying particles.  This hazard exposed the employees to cuts, scratches, foreign bodies in the eye and ocular trauma.

Issued

Oct 31, 2018

Abate by

Jan 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $1,663

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    (a) Native Tree Service, LLC., at 9241 High Street in Thornton, Colorado 80229:  On or before July 6, 2018, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program that pertains to employee use of chemicals such as, but not limited to, gasoline, diesel, lubricants, and oils.  This condition exposed employees to chemical exposure hazards.

Issued

Oct 31, 2018

Abate by

Jan 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s):    (a) Native Tree Service, LLC., at 9241 High Street in Thornton, Colorado 80229:  On or before July 6, 2018, the employer did not maintain copies of the safety data sheets and did not ensure that they were readily accessible in to employees in their work area for employee use of chemicals such as, but not limited to, gasoline, diesel, lubricants, and oils.  This condition exposed employees to chemical exposure hazards.

Issued

Oct 31, 2018

Abate by

Jan 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area:    (a) Native Tree Service, LLC., at 9241 High Street in Thornton, Colorado 80229:  On or before July 6, 2018, the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on the use of chemicals such as, but not limited to, gasoline, diesel, lubricants, and oils.  This condition exposed employees to chemical exposure hazards.

Issued

Oct 31, 2018

Abate by

Dec 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): Basic Requirement.  Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident, the employer failed to report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor:    (a) Native Tree Service, LLC., at 9241 High Street in Thornton, Colorado 80229:  On or before July 6, 2018, the employer did not report a work-related death to OSHA within 8 hours.  On July 5, 2018, an employee sustained an injury while operating a chainsaw in a tree and died on July 5, 2018.

Issued

Oct 31, 2018

Abate by

Jan 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicates that any employee's exposure may equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer failed to implement a monitoring program:    (a) Native Tree Service, LLC., at 9241 High Street in Thornton, Colorado 80229:  On or before July 6, 2018, the employer failed to implement a monitoring plan for exposure to noise from use of a chain saw and a tree chipper during tree trimming work.  Chain saw use and tree chipper use have published documented exposures above the 90 dbB exposure level (between 105 to 120 dB).