WINTERPORT, ME —
OSHA Inspection: ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERTS CO.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERTS CO. in ROUTE 69, WINTERPORT, ME 04496 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 315523027.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERTS CO.
- Site address
- ROUTE 69
- City
- WINTERPORT
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04496
- Mailing
- 58 SHATTUCK MILL ROAD, NEW CASTLE, ME 04553
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2011
- Abate by
- Jun 10, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $6,000 · Current $3,000 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 crushing hazards: Route 69, Winterport: Correct temporary traffic control procedures were not implemented while employees were conducting line clearance operations that closed the northbound lane of the two lane road. Reference: American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z133.1-2006 Safety requirements for Arboricultural Operations, Section 3.2.2: Effective means for controlling pedestrian and vehicular traffic shall be instituted on every jobsite where necessary, in accordance with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (millennium edition) June 14, 2001 Section 6C.10. When traffic in both directions must use a single lane for a limited distance, movements from each end shall be coordinated.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $3000.00
- — Z (S) $6000.00
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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 315523027.
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