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OSHA Inspection: BROWN'S TREE SERVICE LC

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BROWN'S TREE SERVICE LC in 700 PLASS, TOPEKA, KS 66606 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 339029274.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
700 PLASS
City
TOPEKA
State
KS
ZIP
66606
Mailing
1801 SE MADISON, TOPEKA, KS 66607
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
561730
Employees
8
Ownership type
Private (A)

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.67 C02 V

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 4, 2013
Abate by
Sep 30, 2013
Penalty
Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(v): A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.   Employee trimming a tree from a truck mounted articulating boom lift was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 25' to ground in that fall protection was not utilized.  The hazards were located at job site near 700 Plass in Topeka, KS.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2000
  • · Z (S) $2800

1910.132 A

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Sep 4, 2013
Abate by
Sep 30, 2013
Penalty
Initial $1,600 · Current $1,000 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.  Employees performing tree trimming tasks at 700 Plass in Topeka Kansas were exposed to struck by hazards while removing branches from a residential job site. Crew members were not using hard hats during the process.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1000
  • · Z (S) $1600

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 339029274.

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