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Derek Cropp: OSHA inspections and violations

Harrisville, West Virginia · Logging · NAICS 113310

1inspections
3citation items
$24,000current penalties
Jun 18, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Derek Cropp once in West Virginia.

The inspection began on Jun 18, 2024 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Harrisville; the case is still open.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $34,572 and now stand at $24,000, 31% lower after settlements or reviews.

Logging operations comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.266.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for farming, fishing and forestry employers since 2015 is $1,440, and Derek Cropp averages $24,000 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Derek Cropp: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347565756 OPENED JUN 18, 2024Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Open

Mt. Zion Rd, Harrisville, WV 26362 · Logging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 14, 2024 (fatal): Employee is killed when struck by tree limb after cutting tr

At 8:00 a.m. on June 14, 2024, Employee #1, employed by a tree-cutting company, was cutting down a tree. After the tree was felled, a limb from an adjacent tree broke off and fell, striking the employee in the head. The employee sustained head trauma and was later pronounced dead.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.266(d)(1)(vi) · Logging operations
 Serious$11,524$8,000Sep 23, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(i) · Logging operations
 Serious$11,524$8,000Sep 23, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(ii) · Logging operations
 Serious$11,524$8,000Sep 23, 2024Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.266 · Logging operations

29 CFR 1910.266(d)(1)(vi)

(vi) The employer shall provide, at no cost to the employee, and assure that each employee who works in an area where there is potential for head injury from falling or flying objects wears head protection meeting the requirements of subpart I of part 1910.

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