OSHA Inspection: CHRIS GIBSON LOGGING, LLC

Issued

2019-11-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $2652.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    On or about July 25, 2019, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not develop and enforce the utilization of written procedures with specific steps for the control of potentially hazardous energy regarding machines and equipment such as, but not limited to, Delimbers. Employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards from the release of stored energy.

Issued

2019-11-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:    On or about July 25, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees who service and repair logging equipment were not provided with lockout devices by the employer. Employees were exposed to hazards from the release of stored energy.

Issued

2019-11-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $2652.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that employees acquired the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control devices:     On or about July 25, 2019, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide training on the energy control (lockout/tag out) program to ensure that all required elements of the program were understood by all authorized and affected employees. Employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards from the release of stored energy.

Issued

2019-11-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $758.00 · Current $379.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent.    On or about July 25, 2019, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not record work-related injuries and illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 (or equivalent), nor did the employer complete the annual summary of injuries and illnesses on the OSHA Form 300A.  The employer did not have these required forms for recording injuries and illnesses for year(s) 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Issued

2019-11-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $1894.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye.    On or about July 25, 2019, the employer failed to report an employee in-patient hospitalization of one employee within the 24-hour reporting requirement from the time of the hospitalization.