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OSHA Inspection: H.T. SIKES TREE SERVICE

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

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.

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Site address
14 GLEN ARDEN LANE
City
ENFIELD
State
CT
ZIP
06082
Mailing
1425 MAPLETON AVENUE, SUFFIELD, CT 06078
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
0783
Employees
4
Ownership type
Private (A)

1 citation on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 9, 2000
Abate by
Mar 15, 2000
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
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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