Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CRUSHING

Section 5 (a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: 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 the hazard of being struck by falling trees/branches while pushing over trees with an excavator: (A)Job Site: On 31 July 1999, an employee was felling trees by pushing them over with a John Deere tracked excavator. This process resulted in the employee's death when a falling branch struck the cab crushing it down on the employee. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO: Follow the recommended safe work practices as outlined in American National Standards Institute Z133.1-1988, section 8.5 Felling. This standard is endorsed and utilized by the International Society of Arboriculture - Pacific Northwest Chapter. Note: Abatement certification and supporting documentation are required for this item.