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Dash Tree Services, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Beachwood, Ohio · Landscaping Services · NAICS 561730

3inspections
6citation items
$18,812current penalties
Jan 23, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Dash Tree Services, Inc. 3 times in Ohio since 1987.

The latest one began on Jan 23, 2024 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Chardon.

Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 6 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $20,859 and now stand at $18,812, 10% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Dash Tree Services, Inc. averages $9,274 (2 cited inspections).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Dash Tree Services, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1987 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347226367 OPENED JAN 23, 2024Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Sep 3, 2024

12010 Fowlers Mill Road, Chardon, OH 44024 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 22, 2024 (fatal): Employee is killed when caught in stump grinder

At 4:30 p.m. on January 22, 2024, Employee #1, a 37-year-old male landscaper, was operating a track mounted, remote controlled stump grinder. Employee #1 was in the process of moving the grinder from one location to the next, with the grinder still fully engaged. At one point, Employee #1 fell in front of the stump grinder's wheel and sustained fatal injuries from the cutter wheel to the head and face.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$16,131$14,500Mar 19, 2024Final

Inspection 344782883 OPENED JUN 9, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Oct 13, 2020

175 Hickory Lane, Moreland Hills, OH 44022 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 3, 2020: Employee fractures leg in fall from height

At 4:00 p.m. on June 3, 2020, an employee was cutting a tree limb. The employee fell 15 feet from the grapple. The employee was hospitalized to treat broken legs and ribs.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$4,048$4,048Sep 14, 2020Final

Inspection 1282003 OPENED JUL 2, 1987Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Oct 22, 1987

26150 Village Lane, Beachwood, OH 44122 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$120$72Sep 1, 1987Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) · Eye and face protection in construction
 Serious$200$120Sep 1, 1987Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.450(a)(1) · Scope, application and definitions applicable to this subpart
 Serious$120$72Sep 1, 1987Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.604(a)(2) · Site clearing
 Serious$240$0Sep 1, 1987Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.100(a)

(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

29 CFR 1926.102 · Eye and face protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1)

(a) General. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1926.450 · Scope, application and definitions applicable to this subpart

29 CFR 1926.604 · Site clearing

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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