Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: STRUCK BY

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 a falling tree during tree removal operations: a)Jobsite: The employer did not provide training for the employees engaged in tree removal operations, to insure that the employees were aware of the hazards associated with the employees specific work environment, on or about 9-25-02. b)Jobsite: The employee topping out the tree was exposed to the hazard of being struck by the falling tree, on or about 9-25-02. c)Jobsite: The employees operating the gasoline driven chain saws were not wearing eye and/or face protection or chaps, on or about 9-25-02. d)Jobsite: The employees operating the wood chipper were not wearing eye and/or face protection, on or about 9-25-02. e)Jobsite: The employees were riding the crane ball, on or about 9-25-02. Abatement Note: Among other methods, one feasible abatement method to reduce these hazards is to provide training and information to employees in a carefully planned out manner prior to any tree work, such as specified in American National Standard Institute (ANSI Z133.1 - 1994). "Safety requirements for Tree Pruning, Trimming, Repairing or Removal" Sections: 4.2 Personal Protective Equipment 6.3 Brush Chippers 9.0 Work Procedures for Climbing 9.4 Topping/Lowering Limbs 9.5 Felling 9.6 Brush Removal and Chippers