POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: FALKINBURG TREE EXPERT COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of FALKINBURG TREE EXPERT COMPANY in 205 EASTHAM ROAD, POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ 08742 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 338921984.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FALKINBURG TREE EXPERT COMPANY
- Site address
- 205 EASTHAM ROAD
- City
- POINT PLEASANT BEACH
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08742
- Mailing
- 400 HIGGINS AVE PO BOX 688, BRIELLE, NJ 08730
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 561730
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 8, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occuspational 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 struck by hazards: a) 205 Eastham Road, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ08742: An employee was struck in the head by a limb weighing approximately 100 lbs when he was working in the area below the arborist (work zone). The employer only used one lowering rope and it was tied to a part of the limb in which there was no bark and the rope slipped causing the limb to fall approximately 20 feet to the ground below, occurred on or about February 27, 2013.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2800
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 338921984.
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