BLAIRSVILLE, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO. in TMU 616 LINE STARK ROAD, BLAIRSVILLE, PA 15717 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 339399446.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO.
- Site address
- TMU 616 LINE STARK ROAD
- City
- BLAIRSVILLE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15717
- Mailing
- 555B VALLEY KITCHEN DRIVE, MOUNT PLEASANT, PA 15666
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 561730
- Employees
- 15000
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 the employer allowed a Polaris UTV to be operated on a slope greater than fifteen (15) degrees, creating the potential for the UTV to roll over: (a) Jobsite, TMU Line 616, Off Stark Road, Blairsville, PA: On or about August 30, 2013, a Polaris Ranger 800 Crew UTV was operated by employees on a slope of approximately twenty-five (25) degrees, and the UTV rolled over and down a hill injuring the three riders.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $7000
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
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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 339399446.
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