NEWTON, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: PARKHURST TREE AND LANDSCAPE, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PARKHURST TREE AND LANDSCAPE, INC. in 16 COUNTRYSIDE ROAD, NEWTON, MA 02459 (NAICS 541320). OSHA activity number 344527122.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PARKHURST TREE AND LANDSCAPE, INC.
- Site address
- 16 COUNTRYSIDE ROAD
- City
- NEWTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02459
- Mailing
- 30 PARKHURST STREET, MILFORD, MA 01757
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 541320
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.333 C03 I B
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2020
- Abate by
- Sep 15, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,048 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(i)(B): When an unqualified person is working on the ground in the vicinity of overhead lines, the person may not bring any conductive object closer to unguarded, energized lines than the distance given in paragraph (c)(3)(i)(A) of this section: a) 16 Countryside Road, Newton, MA On or about 12/23/19, an employee working on the ground pulled a tree attached to a crane by a hoisting sling to an overhead electrical line, and was shocked when the crane line hit the overhead electrical line.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $2500
- · C (S) $4048
- · Z (S) $4048
1910.333 C03 III B
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 23, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(iii)(B): Employees standing on the ground shall not contact the vehicle, mechanical equipment or any of its attachments. a) 16 Countryside Road, Newton, MA On or about 12/23/19, an employee pulling a tree attached to an uninsulated truck crane by a sling was shocked. While pulling the tree, the employee pulled the crane line to an overhead electrical line.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $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 344527122.
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