AVONMORE, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT COMPANY
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT COMPANY in 4456 STATE ROUTE 156, AVONMORE, PA 15618 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 341222727.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 COMPANY
- Site address
- 4456 STATE ROUTE 156
- City
- AVONMORE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15618
- Mailing
- 555 B VALLEY KITCHEN DRIVE, MOUNT PLEASANT, PA 15666
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 10, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 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 in that employees were exposed to struck-by hazard created by a falling tree when it was felled using a method that did not control the tree's drop: (a) Jobsite - State Route 156, Avonmore, PA: On or about February 2, 2016, employees attached a pull rope and a bull rope to a dead ash tree to assist in the felling operation. The pull rope and bull rope placed the tree under tension, causing it to split ("barber chair") as an employee was making the back cut. This caused the tree to fall in an uncontrolled manner, striking and fatally injuring the employee who was operating the chain saw.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $0
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2016
- 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 was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard: (a) Jobsite- Route 156, Avonmore, PA: On or about February 2, 2016, three employees handling a bull line and a pull line were working within the drop zone while assisting with the felling of a 65 foot dead ash tree.
Recent events (3)
- · J (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 341222727.
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