ENFIELD, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: H.T. SIKES TREE SERVICE
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of H.T. SIKES TREE SERVICE in 14 GLEN ARDEN LANE, ENFIELD, CT 06082 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300080355.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- H.T. SIKES TREE SERVICE
- Site address
- 14 GLEN ARDEN LANE
- City
- ENFIELD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06082
- Mailing
- 1425 MAPLETON AVENUE, SUFFIELD, CT 06078
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
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2000
- Abate by
- Mar 15, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
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 a severely rotted and unstable danger tree: JOBSITE: AN EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A SECTION OF A LARGE, SEVERELY ROTTED AND UNSTABLE DANGER TREE THAT HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE MAIN SECTION OF THE TREE DURING ATTEMPTS TO FELL THE TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS: FELL OR REMOVE DANGER TREES, INCLUDING LODGED TREES AND SNAGS, USING MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT OR OTHER TECHNIQUES THAT MINIMIZE EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1500.00
- · Z (S) $1500.00
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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 300080355.
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