OSHA Inspection: SUSTAINABLE TREE CARE, LLC

Issued

2015-02-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:  a. On or about 10/19/2014, at the site - employees removing a large tree branch from the top of a residence roof were exposed to an 8 feet 2 inch fall hazard, in that, fall protection was not provided.

Issued

2015-02-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:  a. On or about 10/20/2014, at the site - an employee cutting a tree from an aerial lift was exposed to a 34 foot fall hazard, in that, fall protection was not provided.

Issued

2015-02-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.180(h)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that the crane was not loaded beyond the rated load capacity:  a. On or about 10/19/2014, at the job site - while removing a large tree branch from the roof of a residence, the employer overloaded the Terex boom truck crane, causing it to tip over after the load traveled pass the front outrigger and was over the boom truck cabin.