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Maple Tree Services, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Indianapolis, Indiana · Landscaping Services · NAICS 561730

1inspections
3citation items
$2,600current penalties
Dec 7, 2023last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Maple Tree Services, LLC in Indiana one time.

It opened on Dec 7, 2023 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Indianapolis.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $2,600 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1910.132 (personal protective equipment, general requirements), 2 times.

Among staffing, cleaning and waste services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,201 penalty. Maple Tree Services, LLC averages $2,600 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Maple Tree Services, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347149148 OPENED DEC 7, 2023Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jan 31, 2025

9098 Pick Wick Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46260 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 7, 2023 (fatal): Employee is killed in fall from tree

At 10:20 a.m. on December 7, 2023, Employee #1 was tree trimming branches in a tree approximately 30-35 feet above the ground. Employee #1 was tied off to a tree branch, while trimming lower branches of the tree. The adjacent tree branch broke from the tree trunk, causing the branch that Employee #1 was tied off to collapse, taking the tree branch and Employee #1 to the ground. Employee #1 was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1) · Training requirements
Serious$400$400Apr 26, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$1,200$1,200Apr 26, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$1,000$1,000Apr 26, 2024Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2)

(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

29 CFR 1910.30 · Training requirements

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1)

(a) Fall hazards. (1) Before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard, the employer must provide training for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who is required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart. Employers must ensure employees are trained in the requirements of this paragraph on or before May 17, 2017.

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