ANSONIA, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: RIVERS LAWN TREE SERVICE
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of RIVERS LAWN TREE SERVICE in 25 UPLAND TERRACE, ANSONIA, CT 06401 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 335777389.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RIVERS LAWN TREE SERVICE
- Site address
- 25 UPLAND TERRACE
- City
- ANSONIA
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06401
- Mailing
- 74 COTTAGE AVENUE, ANSONIA, CT 06401
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 561730
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.67 C02 V
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 2, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift: JOBSITE: The employee, engaged in tree trimming while working from the bucket of a vehicle mounted aerial lift, was not wearing a body belt with a lanyard attached to the boom or bucket.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2000
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 2, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation: JOBSITE: The employee, trimming tree branches with a Stihl chainsaw was not wearing eye protection.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1600
1910.135 A01
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 2, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee wear a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects: JOBSITE: The employee, cleaning tree branches on the ground was not wearing an appropriate protective helmet underneath the overhead tree trimming work.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1200
1910.333 C03 I A 1
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 2, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(i)(A)(1): When an unqualified person was working in an elevated position near overhead lines with voltages to ground rated at 50 kV or below, the location that the person and the longest conductive object he or she could contact came closer than 10 feet to the unguarded, energized overhead line: JOBSITE: The boom and bucket of a vehicle mounted aerial lift from which an employee was engaged in cutting branches of a tree, were positioned very closeto the overhead power lines.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2000
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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 335777389.
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