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Rick Carpenter: OSHA inspections and violations

Rush, Kentucky · Logging · NAICS 113310

1inspections
7citation items
$2,375current penalties
Jul 28, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Rick Carpenter once in Kentucky.

The inspection began on Jul 28, 2021 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Rush.

That inspection ended with 7 citation items: 6 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $9,500 and now stand at $2,375, 75% lower after settlements or reviews.

Logging operations comes up most often in these citations: 5 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 Rick Carpenter averages $2,375 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Rick Carpenter: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345445241 OPENED JUL 28, 2021Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Feb 8, 2024

State Route 3, Rush, KY 41168 · Logging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 28, 2021 (fatal): Employee is killed when struck by tree

At 2:22 p.m. on July 28, 2021, an employee was cutting down a tree when it fell and struck another tree bouncing back and striking the employee. The employee was killed when he incurred fractures to his head.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.266(d)(1)(iv) · Logging operations
Serious$2,500$625Dec 20, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.266(d)(1)(vi) · Logging operations
Serious$2,000$500Dec 20, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.266(i)(7)(i) · Logging operations
Serious$2,500$625Dec 20, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.266(i)(7)(ii) · Logging operations
Serious$0$0Dec 20, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i) · Bloodborne pathogens
Serious$2,500$625Dec 20, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i) · Bloodborne pathogens
Serious$0$0Dec 20, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.266(i)(10)(i) · Logging operations
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 20, 2021Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1030 · Bloodborne pathogens

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i)

(c) Exposure control—(1) Exposure Control Plan. (i) Each employer having an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure.

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i)

(2) Information and Training. (i) The employer shall train each employee with occupational exposure in accordance with the requirements of this section. Such training must be provided at no cost to the employee and during working hours. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.

29 CFR 1910.266 · Logging operations

29 CFR 1910.266(d)(1)(iv)

(iv) The employer shall provide, at no cost to the employee, and assure that each employee who operates a chain saw wears leg protection constructed with cut-resistant material, such as ballistic nylon. The leg protection shall cover the full length of the thigh to the top of the boot on each leg to protect against contact with a moving chain saw. Exception: This requirement does not apply when an employee is working as a climber if the employer demonstrates that a greater hazard is posed by wearing leg protection in the particular situation, or when an employee is working from a vehicular mounted elevating and rotating work platform meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.67.

Other logging employers in Kentucky

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