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Frontier Forestry, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Pickton, Texas · Landscaping Services · NAICS 561730

1inspections
5citation items
$7,032current penalties
Aug 18, 2023last inspection

Frontier Forestry, LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Texas.

OSHA opened it on Aug 18, 2023 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Pickton, and the case has not closed yet.

From that inspection OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 serious.

OSHA proposed $23,440 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $7,032, down 70%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.269, electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (3 items).

For context, across all staffing, cleaning and waste services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,201. Frontier Forestry, LLC averages $7,032 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Frontier Forestry, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346918550 OPENED AUG 18, 2023Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Open

Fm 269, Pickton, TX 75471 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 17, 2023 (fatal): Employee is electrocuted while trimming tree

At 9:00 a.m. on August 17, 2023, an employee was trimming trees from around power line when the pole saw he was using came into contact with a power line. The employee was electrocuted and died.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.269(a)(2)(i)(a) · Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution
 Serious$4,688$3,516Dec 8, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.269(b)(1)(i) · Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution
 Serious$4,688$0Dec 8, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.269(c)(1)(ii) · Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution
 Serious$4,688$0Dec 8, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3) · Working near live electrical parts
 Serious$4,688$3,516Dec 8, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(i)(a)(1) · Working near live electrical parts
 Serious$4,688$0Dec 8, 2023Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.269 · Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution

29 CFR 1910.269(a)(2)(i)(a)

(A) Each employee shall be trained in, and familiar with, the safety-related work practices, safety procedures, and other safety requirements in this section that pertain to his or her job assignments.

29 CFR 1910.269(b)(1)(i)

(i) For field work involving two or more employees at a work location, at least two trained persons shall be available. However, for line-clearance tree trimming performed by line-clearance tree trimmers who are not qualified employees, only one trained person need be available if all new employees are trained in first aid within 3 months of their hiring dates.

29 CFR 1910.269(c)(1)(ii)

(ii) The employer shall ensure that the employee in charge conducts a job briefing that meets paragraphs (c)(2), (c)(3), and (c)(4) of this section with the employees involved before they start each job.

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

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