OSHA Inspection: BOBBY COLLINS LOGGING. LLC

Issued

Jan 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $15,625 · Current $10,938 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.266(f)(1)(iii): Employees such as a machine operator or maintenance employee did not comply with the manual's operating and maintenance instructions:  (a) On or about July 19, 2022, 985 Bluff City Road, Somerville, AL, the equipment used to support the cutting head on a skidder permitted the cutting head to swing and drop to the ground exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jan 18, 2023

Abate by

Mar 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:   (a) On or about July 19, 2022, 985 Bluff City Road, Somerville, AL, the employer did not have an energy control program with procedures, training and inspections to ensure that the equipment used to support the cutting head on a skidder during hydraulic hose repair did not permit the cutting head to swing and drop to the ground exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jan 18, 2023

Abate by

Feb 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $2,344 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.266(i)(7)(i): The employer did not assure that each employee, including supervisors, had received first-aid and CPR training meeting at least the requirements specified in Appendix B:  (a) On or about July 19, 2022, 985 Bluff City Road, Somerville, AL,  employees engaged in logging operations had not received first-aid or CPR training.

Issued

Jan 18, 2023

Abate by

Mar 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.266(i)(10)(i): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (i) of this section by preparing a written certification record containing the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer:  (a) On or about July 19, 2022, 985 Bluff City Road, Somerville, AL, the employer did not verify compliance with training required by paragraph (i) of 29 CFR 1910.266 for training such as, but not limited to, first-aid training, CPR training, safe use of machinery/equipment/tools, safe performance of work tasks, recognition of hazards associated with the logging industry, or procedures required at the worksite.

Issued

Jan 18, 2023

Abate by

Mar 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  (a) On or about July 19, 2022, 985 Bluff City Road, Somerville, AL, a written hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented for employees working with hydraulic fluid and diesel fuel.

Issued

Jan 18, 2023

Abate by

Mar 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:   (a) On or about July 19, 2022, 985 Bluff City Road, Somerville, AL, safety data sheets were not available for employees working with hydraulic fluid and diesel fuel.

Issued

Jan 18, 2023

Abate by

Mar 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:   (a) On or about July 19, 2022, 985 Bluff City Road, Somerville, AL, employees working with hydraulic fluid and diesel fuel had not been trained.