LITTLETON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: MEZ TREE SERVICE, LLC
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of MEZ TREE SERVICE, LLC in 84 NEW ESTATE ROAD, LITTLETON, MA 01460 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 340724533.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MEZ TREE SERVICE, LLC
- Site address
- 84 NEW ESTATE ROAD
- City
- LITTLETON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01460
- Mailing
- 470 MAIN STREET 2E, FITCHBURG, MA 01420
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- 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
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): OSH ACT of 1970 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 was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that the employees were exposed to struck by hazards: (a) Location - New Estate Road, Littleton, MA: On or about 6/23/15, the employer failed to plan, establish and implement a safe work plan for removing tree limbs and for free dropping sections of the tree that considers safely positioning ground workers out of the drop zone.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $7000
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees are exposed to falling and crushing hazards as a result of potential aerial lift structural failure or boom collapse. (a) Location - New Estate Road, Littleton, MA: On or about 6/23/15, the employees were exposed to crushing and fall hazards when using a bucket truck that was damaged while performing tree trimming operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $3080
1910.67 C03
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,200 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.67(c)(3): Electrical tests had not been made in conformance with the requirements of ANSI A92.2-1969, Section 5: (a) Location New Estate Road, Littleton MA: On or about 6/23/15, the employer failed to perform required electrical test on an aerial lift.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2200
1910.135 A01
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
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) Location - New Estate Road, Littleton, MA: On or about 6/23/15, the employees were exposed to struck by hazards when they were not using head protection while working under trees being removed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.219 D01
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):(a) (LOCATION) (IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATION(S) AND/OR CONDITIONS) (DESCRIBE HAZARD(S) WHERE NECESSARY) (a) Location - New Estate Road, Littleton MA: On or about 6/23/15, employees were exposed to amputations when the employer failed to guard the belts on a chipper.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $3080
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340724533.
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