NORTHFIELD, OH —
OSHA Inspection: ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT COMPANY in 7783 KATHY LANE, NORTHFIELD, OH 44067 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 341595536.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT COMPANY
- Site address
- 7783 KATHY LANE
- City
- NORTHFIELD
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44067
- Mailing
- 150 GRAND TRUNK SW SUITE 200, HARTVILLE, OH 44632
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 32000
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $12,471 · Current $6,236 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 were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to a fall hazards while working at elevated heights during tree trimming operations. On or about June 27, 2016, the employer did not require the qualified line-clearance arborist employees, when working at heights greater than one-half the length of the climbing line, to have a stopper knot tied in at the end of the climbing line to prevent pulling the line through the climbing hitch. Employees were exposed to fall hazards while performing tree trimming activities for a 69 kV electric power transmission line.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6235.5
- — Z (S) $12471
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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 341595536.
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