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Rigo's Tree Service: OSHA inspections and violations

Santa Paula, California · Landscaping Services · NAICS 561730

1inspections
8citation items
$36,740current penalties
Apr 15, 2021last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Rigo's Tree Service in California one time.

It opened on Apr 15, 2021 after an accident, in Santa Paula.

In all, OSHA issued 8 citation items: 4 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $78,360; today they stand at $36,740, 53% less.

Among staffing, cleaning and waste services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,201 penalty. Rigo's Tree Service averages $36,740 across 1 cited inspection.

Rigo's Tree Service: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345534259 OPENED APR 15, 2021Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Dec 6, 2024

810 Encino Place, Santa Paula, CA 93060 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 15, 2021: Tree trimmer falls and injures head when cut support line wi

At 10:30 a.m. on April 15, 2021, an employee was working for a tree trimming service. He was in a tree, trimming it. He inadvertently cut his supporting rope line with his chain saw. He fell from the tree and struck his head. The narrative did not say how high up he was when he fell. He suffered blunt force trauma to his head. He was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3395(I)
Other-than-serious$465$185Oct 14, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3421(A)
Other-than-serious$465$185Oct 14, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3421(L)
Other-than-serious$465$185Oct 14, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 3421(M)
Other-than-serious$465$185Oct 14, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3421(B)
Serious$18,000$6,750Oct 14, 2021Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 3421(C)
Serious$18,000$6,750Oct 14, 2021Final
Citation 4, item 1
29 CFR 3421(F)
Serious$18,000$4,500Oct 14, 2021Final
Citation 5, item 1
29 CFR 3421(G)
Serious$22,500$18,000Oct 14, 2021Final

The rules behind these citations

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

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