Blair County Resource Recovery Facility, Inc. | Occupational Safety and Health Administration osha.gov

Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 19100266 H02 VI Logging operations.

Inspection Nr: 1499964.015

Citation: 01004B

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Date: 3

Initial Penalty: $0.00

Current Penalty: $0.00

Issuance Date: 04/16/2021

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 1

Related Event Code (REC): A

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0317500

Contest Date:

Final Order: 05/12/2021

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	Z: Issued	04/16/2021	$0.00		Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(vi):A backcut was not made in each tree being felled: a) Worksite, 121 Walker Lane, Tipton, PA: On October 28, 2021, an employee didn't make a backcut in the tree he was felling and the falling tree got caught up in 3 live trees, instead of clearing those trees and falling into the intended, open area next to them.

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