CAMP PENDLETON, CA —
OSHA Inspection: ZUNIGA TREE SERVICE
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of ZUNIGA TREE SERVICE in VICINITY OF VANDERGRIFT & SANTA MAGARITA RD INTERSECTION MCCS LOGISTICS BLDG 2662, CAMP PENDLETON, CA 92055 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 338103617.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ZUNIGA TREE SERVICE
- Site address
- VICINITY OF VANDERGRIFT & SANTA MAGARITA RD INTERSECTION MCCS LOGISTICS BLDG 2662
- City
- CAMP PENDLETON
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 92055
- Mailing
- 234 LEVANT AVE, OCEANSIDE, CA 92057
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.67 C02 II
- Issued
- May 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,520 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(ii): An employee(s) operating an aerial lift(s) was not properly trained: Vicinity of the intersection of Vandergrift Road and Santa Margarita Road: On or about 3JAN13, employees were exposed to injury when the employer failed to adequately train his employees to use a Holan Insulated Aerial Device mounted on a Ford truck chassis, according to the instruction provided by the manufacturers operator manual for the mobile unit.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2520
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.67 C02 III
- Issued
- May 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $6,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(iii): Belting off to an adjacent pole, structure, or equipment while working from an aerial lift was permitted. Vicinity of the intersection of Vandergrift Road and Santa Margarita Road: On or about 3JAN13, an employee was working from the basket of an articulating boom platform while belted off to the adjacent tree he was trimming exposing the employee to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6300
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.67 C02 IV
- Issued
- May 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(iv): Employees shall always stand firmly on the floor of the basket, and shall not sit or climb on the edge of the basket or use planks, ladders, or other devices for a work position. Vicinity of the intersection of Vandergrift Road and Santa Margarita Road: On or about 3JAN13, an employee working from an articulating boom platform at a height of 40-50 feet above the ground, climbed onto to the top edge of the basket to work.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.67 C02 X
- Issued
- May 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(x): Climbers shall not be worn while performing work from an aerial lift. Vicinity of the intersection of Vandergrift Road and Santa Margarita Road: On or about 3JAN13, an employee working from the basket of an articulating boom platform was wearing climbing spikes on his lower legs exposing employee to laceration hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1800
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.132 D01 I
- Issued
- May 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,520 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment: Vicinity of the intersection of Vandergrift Road and Santa Margarita Road: On or about 3JAN13, an employee was exposed to fall injuries when he was not required to wear a full body harness as identified by the employer's job hazard assessment.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2520
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.132 F01 II
- Issued
- May 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,520 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(ii): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE on knowing what PPE is necessary: Vicinity of the intersection of Vandergrift Road and Santa Margarita Road: On or about 3JAN13, an employee was exposed to fall injuries when he was not properly trained on what personal protective equipment is necessary when working at approximately 40-50 feet high on an articulating boom platform.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2520
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.132 F01 IV
- Issued
- May 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(iv): Employee(s) required to use PPE by this section were not trained to know the limitations of PPE: Vicinity of the intersection of Vandergrift Road and Santa Margarita Road: On or about 3JAN13, an employee was exposed to fall injuries when he was not properly trained in the limitations of the personal protection equipment provided by the employer while working at approximately 40-50 feet high on an articulating boom platform.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- May 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment: Vicinity of the intersection of Vandergrift Road and Santa Margarita Road: On or about 3JAN13, employees were exposed to eye damage when the employer permitted the employees to use sunglasses as a substitute for protective eye wear.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 338103617.
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