OSHA Inspection: JONS TREE SERVICE, LLC

Issued

2023-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $6250.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following: guardrail systems; safety net systems; or personal fall protection systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems:  (a) On 7/26/2022, 3100 9th Ave N, Birmingham, AL, on the 4:12 pitch roof, employees using pole saws to cut trees were not protected from a 21 foot fall hazard by the use of a fall protection system.

Issued

2023-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15625.00 · Current $15625.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee is protected from falling through any hole (including skylights) that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level by one or more of the following methods listed in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i)(A)-(D):  (a) On or about 7/26/2022, 3100 9th Ave N, Birmingham, AL, on the 4:12 pitch roof, employees using pole saws to cut trees were not protected from 27 foot fall hazard due to unprotected skylights.

Issued

2023-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $6250.00

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 uses personal fall protection systems or who was required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart:  (a) On or about 7/26/2022, 3100 9th Ave N, Birmingham, AL, an employee working from elevations was not provided fall protection training.

Issued

2023-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $4465.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(v): A personal fall arrest system or travel restraint system that meets the requirements in Subpart I of this part shall be worn and attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:   (a) On or about 7/26/2022, 3100 9th Ave N, Birmingham, AL, employees using the Articulated Crawler Lift (Spyder) to access the roof were not protected from 21 foot fall hazard by the use of personal fall protection.

Issued

2023-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $4465.00

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) On or about 8/10/2022, 4795 Hwy 11, Pelham, AL, the employer did not report the work-related death of an employee within eight hours.

Issued

2023-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  (a) On or about 7/27/2022, 3100 9th Ave N, Birmingham, AL, the employer did not report within twenty-four hours the hospitalization of an employee resulting from a work-related injury.