BURLINGTON, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: AUDET-CHASSE TREE SERVICE
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of AUDET-CHASSE TREE SERVICE in 50 WILDCAT ROAD, BURLINGTON, CT 06013 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 109856658.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AUDET-CHASSE TREE SERVICE
- Site address
- 50 WILDCAT ROAD
- City
- BURLINGTON
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06013
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 0783
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 6, 1998
- Abate by
- Dec 28, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $3,900 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 collapse of aerial lifts: WORKSITE: ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 14, 1998 THE TWO 6 X 37 CONSTRUCTED WIRE ROPE (DRIVE CABLES) FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE UPPER AND LOWER BOOM ON THE MODEL LR 50, SERIAL NUMBER 73-3033, ASPLUNDH AERIAL LIFT TO COLLAPSE. THE EMPLOYER FAILED TO MAINTAIN AND INSPECT THE AERIAL LIFT'S DRIVE CABLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Z133.1-1972 AND ASPLUNDH MAINTENANCE MANUAL FOR AERIAL LIFT, MODELS LR 42 LR 45 LR 50. SPECIFIC ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3900.00
- · Z (S) $4900.00
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Nov 6, 1998
- Abate by
- Dec 28, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $450 · Current $450
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $450.00
- · Z (S) $450.00
1910.1200 H
- Issued
- Nov 6, 1998
- Abate by
- Dec 28, 1998
Recent events (2)
- · I (S)
- · Z (S)
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Oct 6, 1998
- Abate by
- Nov 24, 1998
Recent events (2)
- · I (S)
- · Z (S)
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 109856658.
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