MT. LAUREL, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: QUAKER CITY TREE SURGEONS, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of QUAKER CITY TREE SURGEONS, INC. in 1373 HAINESPORT-MT. LAUREL ROAD, MT. LAUREL, NJ 08054 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 100236777.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- QUAKER CITY TREE SURGEONS, INC.
- Site address
- 1373 HAINESPORT-MT. LAUREL ROAD
- City
- MT. LAUREL
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08054
- Mailing
- 424 JOHNSON STREET, JENKINTOWN, PA 19046
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 0783
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 8, 1989
- Abate by
- Mar 11, 1989
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to hazard of contact with overhead high voltage energized electrical conductors: a) Employee working from aerial lift, trimming tree limbs from around overhead 13,000 volt A.C. electrical lines at 1373 Hainesport, Mt. Laurel Road in Mt. Laurel, NJ during line clearance tree trimming operations on or about 11/22/88. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement is to require employees to adhere to the clearances from energized conductors given in tabel 1 of ANSI Z133.1-1982 Section 4-2.4 which requires a minimum of two feet between worker and energized line.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $1000.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 8, 1989
- Abate by
- Mar 11, 1989
- Penalty
- Initial $720 · Current $620 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of contact with high voltage overhead engerized electrical conductors without having someone in the immediate area who was familiar with the hazards in line clearance and was familiar with the special techniques involved and capable of rendering assistance should line contact occur: a) Employee working from aerial lift trimming tree limbs in close proximity to overhead 13,000 volt AC electrical lines at 1373 Hainesport, Mt. Laurel Road in Mt. Laurel, NJ during line clearance tree trimming operations on or about 11/22/88. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement is to adhere to ANSI 2133.1 1982 section 4.2.3 which requires a second qualified line clearance tree trimmer, or a qualified line clearance tree trimmer trainee to be located within normal voice communication during line clearance tree trimming operations when the line clearance tree timmer or line clearance tree trimmer trainee must approach closer than 10 feet to a conductor or electrical operation energized in excess of 750 volts.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $620.00
- — Z (S) $720.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 100236777.
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