An OSHA inspection of a Ray Clearing Inc. worksite found that employees were using chainsaws to fell 12-inch diameter trees without the proper protection--chaps, heavy duty logging boots, eye protection and face protection. They also lacked the head protection necessary for working in woods, where there is a potential for being struck by falling limbs.

The agency inspected the Bickmore, West Virginia-based logging company earlier this month under its local emphasis program focused on logging and issued citations for 22 serious and one other-than-serious violation.