ROCHESTER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BARNES TREE SERVICE, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BARNES TREE SERVICE, INC. in 123 DEXTER LANE, ROCHESTER, MA 02770 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 338347446.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BARNES TREE SERVICE, INC.
- Site address
- 123 DEXTER LANE
- City
- ROCHESTER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02770
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 489, ROCHESTER, MA 02770
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 52
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,625 · Current $1,313 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings or equivalent: Meeting Room - Storage platform near wood stove: Employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 8-feet, 3-inches from the storage platform to the ground below where a section of the platform had been removed for the wood stove and approximately 2-feet of the remaining platform was not guarded with standard railings.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1312.5
- — Z (S) $2625
1910.242 B
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.: Garage: Compressed air was used at line pressure for cleaning and the nozzels were not fitted with a relief device that dropped the pressure to less than 30 p.s.i. if the flow were dead ended.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1050
- — Z (S) $2100
1910.253 B04 III
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,339 · Current $670 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour: Garage: An oxygen cylinder and an acetylene cylinder were stored together, secured to the leg of a work bench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $669.5
- — Z (S) $1339
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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 338347446.
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