CHAPMANVILLE, WV —
OSHA Inspection: VARNEY'S TREE SERVICE, LLC
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of VARNEY'S TREE SERVICE, LLC in 715 LINCOLN HWY, CHAPMANVILLE, WV 25508 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 345538185.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- VARNEY'S TREE SERVICE, LLC
- Site address
- 715 LINCOLN HWY
- City
- CHAPMANVILLE
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 25508
- Mailing
- 30 MEADOWBROOK, ETHEL, WV 25076
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 561730
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2022
- Abate by
- Feb 22, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $7,251 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act: 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 being struck-by debris from a felled decayed tree and another tree in the felling path: (a) Logan Country Club, Golf Course River Embankment: On August 13, 2021, employees were exposed to being struck by falling tree limbs, while working approximately 20 feet from a tree that was in the drop zone of a tree being felled.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7251
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.135 A01
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2022
- Abate by
- Feb 22, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $7,251 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) Logan Country Club, Golf Course River Embankment: On August 13, 2021 an employee was working in direct proximity to a felling tree, operating a come-along, without the use of a hard hat to protect from injury to the head from falling objects.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7251
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.151 B
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2022
- Abate by
- Mar 1, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $3,729 · Current $1,864 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(b):There was neither an infirmary, clinic, or hospital used for the treatment of all injured employees in near proximity to the workplace nor a person or persons adequately trained to render first aid: (a) Logan Country Club, Golf Course River Embankment: On August 13, 2021, employees were assisting in tree felling operations in a location that was not in close proximity to an infirmary, clinic or hospital nor was there a person or persons adequately trained to render first aid.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1864
- — Z (S) $3729
1904.39 A01
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2022
- Abate by
- Feb 22, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $1,865 · Current $932 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1):The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident. (a) Logan Country Club, Golf Course River Embankment: On August 13, 2021 an employee was fatally wounded after being struck by parts of a falling tree. The work-related incident was not reported to OSHA within 8 hours.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $932
- — Z (O) $1865
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 345538185.
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