MERRITT ISLAND, FL ·
OSHA Inspection: GIBNEY TREE EXPERT, LLC
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of GIBNEY TREE EXPERT, LLC in 730 TEAL ST., MERRITT ISLAND, FL 32953 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 339771784.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GIBNEY TREE EXPERT, LLC
- Site address
- 730 TEAL ST.
- City
- MERRITT ISLAND
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 32953
- Mailing
- 8748 CROTON CT., CAPE CANAVERAL, FL 32920
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 6, 2014
- Abate by
- Nov 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300
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: a) An employee in the process of tree trimming activities was exposed to a struck by hazards, in that the employer did not utilize a rigging system capable of safely lowering heavier cut sections of tree branches.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $6300
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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 339771784.
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