Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100132 F01 II General requirements.
Inspection Nr: 1579461.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Other
Abatement Date: 3
Initial Penalty: $10,360.00
Current Penalty: $10,000.00
Issuance Date: 07/25/2022
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0317500
Contest Date: 08/19/2022
Final Order: 01/27/2023
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 01/27/2023 | $10,000.00 | Other | ||
Penalty | C: Contested | 08/23/2022 | $10,360.00 | Serious | ||
Penalty | Z: Issued | 07/25/2022 | $10,360.00 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(ii): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE on knowing what PPE is necessary: (a) Jobsite, 24 Churchill Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about February 18, 2022, employees working aloft in trees and using a chainsaw to cut limbs were not provided training on the requirement to have two means of being secured while cutting with a chainsaw. An employee removed his lanyard prior to making a cut in a Silver Maple tree and accidently cut his climbing line with a chainsaw. He fell approximately 46' from the tree to the ground below, sustaining fatal injuries from the fall.