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

29 CFR 1910.132(a): The employer did not ensure the affected employees were provided with, used, and maintained in sanitary and reliable condition, personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact: a) On or about 9/19/15, on jobsite at 2775 Hopkins Rd., Amherst, NY: Employees were working on a jobsite that involved the removal of a large tree. The employees were using a chain saw to cut branches from the tree, and to cut the limbs that had fallen to the ground into smaller pieces. The employeer did not provide the affected employees with personal protective equipment for the eyes and face, head or extremities (pants or chaps that contain pads of cut retardant material). Employees were exposed to eye and face injuries from flying wood splinters and lacerations /amputation. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED