HILLSBORO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: LIBERTY TREE SERVICE
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of LIBERTY TREE SERVICE in 400 DELMORE DRIVE, HILLSBORO, TX 76645 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 341794642.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LIBERTY TREE SERVICE
- Site address
- 400 DELMORE DRIVE
- City
- HILLSBORO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 76645
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 2012, WAXAHACHIE, TX 75165
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- 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
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.332 B01
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments: At the jobsite, employees trimming tree branches were not trained in safety-related work practices when working near or in the vicinity of energized overhead power lines, exposing the employees to the hazards of electric shock, severe burns and electrocution.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1358
- — Z (S) $2716
1910.333 C03 I A
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $6,338 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(i)(A): When an unqualified person is working in an elevated position near overhead lines, the location shall be such that the person and the longest conductive object he or she may contact cannot come closer to any unguarded, energized overhead line than the following distances: (1) For voltages to ground 50kV or below - 10 feet (305 cm); (2) For voltages to ground over 50kV - 10 feet (305 cm) plus 4 inches (10 cm) for every 10kV over 50kV. At the jobsite, employees were performing tree trimming activities and the employer did not ensure that unqualified personnel working in an elevated position and the longest conductive objects maintained the required distances from any unguarded, energized overhead power line exposing employees to electric shock, severe burns and electrocution.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6337.5
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.335 A02 I
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.335(a)(2)(i): When working near exposed energized conductors or circuit parts, each employee did not use insulated tools or handling equipment when the tools or handling equipment might have made contact with such conductors or parts: At the jobsite, employees trimming tree branches with a non-insulated 20ft. Stihl aluminum pole saw did not keep the required clearance distances from overhead energized power lines, exposing employees to the hazard of electric shock, severe burns and electrocution.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1904.39 A
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,716 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a): The employer did not orally report the death of an employee or the in-patient hospitalization of three or more employees because of a work-related incident The violation occurred on September 12, 2016, the employer failed to report to OSHA a work related fatality prior to the elapse of eight (8) hours reporting period of the incident.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $2716
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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 341794642.
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