GAINESVILLE, FL ·
OSHA Inspection: ADVANCE TREE SERVICE
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of ADVANCE TREE SERVICE in 1753 NW 14TH AVENUE, GAINESVILLE, FL 32601 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 339790230.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ADVANCE TREE SERVICE
- Site address
- 1753 NW 14TH AVENUE
- City
- GAINESVILLE
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 32601
- Mailing
- 10525 SW 86 PLACE, GAINESVILLE, FL 32608
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
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 16, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational 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 working in an ASPLUNDH model LR-50 aerial lift: a. On or about May 30, 2014, the employer did not follow the manufacture's warning of taking the lift our of service, replacing the cable, and rebuilding of the unit after 15 years.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.67 C02 IX
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(ix): Articulating boom and extensible boom platforms, primarily designed as personnel carriers, did not have the controls plainly marked as to their function: a. On or about May 30, 2014, an employee was working out of a 1990 ASPLUNDH model LR-50 aerial lift that did not have the controls plainly marked as to their function.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2000
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment: a. On or about May 30, 2014, an employee was working out of a 1990 ASPLUNDH model LR-50 aerial lift topping a tree with a chainsaw without the use of protective eye wear.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2000
1910.135 A01
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee wear a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects: a. On or about May 30, 2014, an employee working in the area where limbs were being cut, was not wearing a hard hat.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2000
1910.67 C02 V
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $28,000 · Current $28,000
General-duty citation text
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. a. On or about May 30, 2014, an employee was working out of a 1990 ASPLUNDH model LR-50 aerial lift without having a body belt with a lanyard attached to the boom or basket.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (W) $28000
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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 339790230.
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