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Action Tree Care: OSHA inspections and violations

Ventura, California · Landscaping Services · NAICS 561730

2inspections
10citation items
$13,565current penalties
Mar 2, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Action Tree Care 2 times in California since 2001.

The latest one began on Mar 2, 2017 after an accident, in Santa Barbara.

Those inspections ended with 10 citation items: 4 serious and 6 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $17,965 and now stand at $13,565, 24% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,200, and Action Tree Care averages $13,480 (1 cited inspection).

Action Tree Care: OSHA citation items per year, 2001 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342149945 OPENED MAR 2, 2017Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Sep 30, 2019

1550 La Vista Del Oceano, Santa Barbara, CA 93109 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 1, 2017: Tree trimmer falls and fractures ribs and wrist

At 2:30 p.m. on March 1, 2017, Employee #1, a tree trimmer employed by a tree service, was trimming a 50-foot palm tree. He unhooked his line and fell. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for rib fractures and a wrist fracture.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$225$0Sep 1, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3395(I)
Other-than-serious$335$335Sep 1, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3400(C)
Other-than-serious$335$335Sep 1, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 3421(A)
Other-than-serious$335$335Sep 1, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 3421(M)
Other-than-serious$450$335Sep 1, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3395(C)
Serious$4,050$3,035Sep 1, 2017Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 3395(H)
Serious$4,050$3,035Sep 1, 2017Final
Citation 4, item 1
29 CFR 3421(B)
Serious$4,050$3,035Sep 1, 2017Final
Citation 5, item 1
29 CFR 3421(C)
Serious$4,050$3,035Sep 1, 2017Final

Inspection 300810512 OPENED MAR 2, 2001Closed

Unprogrammed related · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Aug 31, 2006

1655 Mesa Verde, Ventura, CA 93003 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1670 C01
Other-than-serious$85$85Apr 17, 2001Closed

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 4300.29

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