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Holcomb Tree Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Plainville, Connecticut · Landscaping Services · NAICS 561730

1inspections
2citation items
$6,697current penalties
Aug 8, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Holcomb Tree Inc. once in Connecticut.

The inspection began on Aug 8, 2023 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Plainville.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,697 and still stand at $6,697.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Holcomb Tree Inc. averages $6,697 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Holcomb Tree Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346881188 OPENED AUG 8, 2023Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Dec 19, 2023

129 Hollyberry Lane, Plainville, CT 06062 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 2, 2023 (fatal): Employee is killed when boom of bucket truck shears into two

At 9:11 a.m. on August 2, 2023, an employee was in the process of trimming a tree at a height of approximately 20 feet above the ground. The boom of the bucket truck sheared in two pieces. The employee suffered internal injuries and was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$4,688$4,688Nov 14, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(v) · Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms
 Serious$2,009$2,009Nov 14, 2023Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.67 · Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms

29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(v)

(v) A personal fall arrest or travel restraint system that meets the requirements in subpart I of this part shall be worn and attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)

Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.

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