KEITHVILLE, LA ·
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 6975 COLQUITT ROAD, KEITHVILLE, LA 71047 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 344583190.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 6975 COLQUITT ROAD
- City
- KEITHVILLE
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 71047
- Mailing
- 711 S. 4TH AVE., MANSFIELD, TX 76063
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- 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
- 561730
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 20, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $10,795 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 crushed-by hazard: On or about January 21, 2020, southwest side of a church parking lot, employee unloading a Platform Basket ( Backyard Lift style) aerial lift, off a trailer with right wheels in ditch next to the driveway, was exposed to the hazard of crush-by when extending the tracks while in fall shadow. ABATEMENT: Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods include: 1. Improved training on loading and unloading, including to a. Ensure the aerial lift is stable on the trailer before attempting to move/unload. b. Operate the aerial lift during loading/unloading from a distance outside the fall shadow of the lift. 2. Development and implementation of JHAs specific to loading and unloading aerial lifts 3. Improve vetting of new types of equipment for safety hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $10795.2
- · Z (S) $13494
1910.67 C02 II
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(ii): An employee(s) operating an aerial lift(s) was not properly trained: On or about 01/22/2020, northeast side of a church parking lot, an employee was operating an aerial lift without first receiving training addressing the safe operation of the aerial lift.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $13494
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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 344583190.
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