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Narrow Path Tree Service: OSHA inspections and violations

Battle Creek, Michigan · Landscaping Services · NAICS 561730

1inspections
2citation items
$7,200current penalties
Jul 18, 2023last inspection

Narrow Path Tree Service has one OSHA inspection on record in Michigan.

OSHA opened it on Jul 18, 2023 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Battle Creek.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $12,000 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $7,200, down 40%.

For context, across all staffing, cleaning and waste services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,200. Narrow Path Tree Service averages $7,200 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Narrow Path Tree Service: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346839996 OPENED JUL 18, 2023Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Feb 5, 2025

9585 Natala Lane, Battle Creek, MI 49014 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 28, 2023 (fatal): Employee is killed when struck by tree

At 12:00 p.m. on June 28, 2023, an employee was cutting down an approximate 30-foot-tall oak tree using a chainsaw. While making the back cut on the oak tree, it split near the top of the tree, approximately 15 feet from the ground and fell backwards on top of the employee. The employee was fatally injured.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.15336(1)
Serious$7,000$4,200May 15, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 408.22139(1)
Other-than-serious$5,000$3,000May 15, 2024Final

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

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.