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Benjamin Cervantes: OSHA inspections and violations

Sebastopol, California · Landscaping Services · NAICS 561730

1inspections
4citation items
$11,550current penalties
Aug 18, 2015last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Benjamin Cervantes in California one time.

It opened on Aug 18, 2015 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Sebastopol.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 1 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $11,550 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

Among staffing, cleaning and waste services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,201 penalty. Benjamin Cervantes averages $11,550 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Benjamin Cervantes: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340858398 OPENED AUG 18, 2015Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed Aug 5, 2021

2930 Thorn Rd, Sebastopol, CA 95472 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 18, 2015 (fatal): Employee is struck and killed by falling tree limb

At 2:37 p.m. on August 18, 2015, Employee #1 was cutting and pulling branches from a tree on the ground. A tree limb of about 8 inches diameter and 6.5 feet long fell 60 to 70 feet landing and pinning the Employee #1. Employee #1 suffered from internal injuries and was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3421(A)
 Other-than-serious$250$250Nov 17, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3395(I)
 Other-than-serious$250$250Nov 17, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3421(C)
 Other-than-serious$250$250Nov 17, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3427(B)(2)
 Serious$10,800$10,800Nov 17, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

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