CRAWFORDVILLE, FL ·
OSHA Inspection: ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT, LLC
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT, LLC in 16 SUMMERWIND CIRCLE WEST, CRAWFORDVILLE, FL 32327 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 343925525.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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, LLC
- Site address
- 16 SUMMERWIND CIRCLE WEST
- City
- CRAWFORDVILLE
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 32327
- Mailing
- 106 SW 140TH TERRACE SUITE 3, JONESVILLE, FL 32669
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 561730
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.269 P04 III B
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $13,260
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(p)(4)(iii)(B): The mechanical equipment was not insulated for the voltage involved, or the mechanical equipment was not positioned so that its uninsulated portions could not approach the energized lines or equipment any closer than the minimum approach distances, established by the employer under paragraph (l)(3)(i) of this section: a. On or about April 9, 2019, the ALTEC Model LR760E70 aerial lift vehicle was positioned so that the uninsulated length of the lower arm of the knuckle boom could contact the 14.4 kV power line, thereby violating the minimum approach distance required by 1910.269(l)(3)(i) and exposing ground personnel to an electrocution hazard.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $13260
- · C (S) $13260
- · Z (S) $13260
1910.269 P04 III C
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(p)(4)(iii)(C): Each employee was not protected from hazards that could arise from mechanical equipment contact with energized lines or equipment, ensuring that employees would not be exposed to hazardous differences in electric potential: a. On or about April 9, 2019, an employee, on the ground, was observing the minimum approach distance (MAD) clearance of the ALTEC knuckle boom lift was exposed to an electrocution hazard, in that he was with the hazard zone of an electric step and touch potential without being protected by effective grounding, equipment bonding, ground mats, and insulating protective equipment or barricades to guard against any remaining hazardous electrical potential differences.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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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 343925525.
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