CHARLOTTE, NC —
OSHA Inspection: ROHRER TREE CARE, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of ROHRER TREE CARE, INC. in 2710 SHARON RD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28207 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 311885099.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ROHRER TREE CARE, INC.
- Site address
- 2710 SHARON RD
- City
- CHARLOTTE
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28207
- Mailing
- 2986 BALKAN DR, YORK, SC 29745
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 561730
- SIC code (legacy)
- 0783
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
95012901
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2008
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $1,050 · Current $525 Reduced
General-duty citation text
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: 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 fall hazards: a) at the site, while performing tree trimming operations, an employee fell 35 - 40 feet from a tree onto a flat bed truck. Among other methods, the feasible and acceptable method to abate this hazard is to have a minimum of two means of being secured while working aloft; for example, an arborist climbing line and a work-positioning lanyard. Reference: Southern Chapter International Society of Arboriculture, Arborist Safety Checklist, First Edition 2002, Sections 7.2.8 and 9.1.3.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $525.00
- — Z (S) $1050.00
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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 311885099.
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