OSHA Inspection: T.C.C. ENTERPRISE INC

Issued

2023-08-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $3750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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, an employee was exposed to laceration and amputation and blunt-force trauma hazards while operating a chain saw.    a. At E. Twigg Street and N. Pierce Street, Tampa, Florida, on or about 07/21/2023, the employer exposed an employee to laceration hazards to the extremities and to kick-back/struck-by hazards to the head and face, in that the saw was not equipped with a guide bar tip guard and during which time the employee was using only his left hand to operate the saw.