Tetra Tech Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Oct 29, 2018 (fatal): Employee dies from cardiac arrest during walk up incline

At 11:11 a.m. on October 29, 2018, three employees were in the process of walking Primary Electrical Lines inspecting and surveying hazards to future tree trimming operations. The employees were walking up an incline at a slow pace while surveying the tree line when Employee #1 collapsed. Employee #1 was walking a slow pace up the incline as they surveyed the tree line, wearing a long sleeve shirt, canvas pants, and a high visibility vest, and carried a cell phone and 2 rolls of tape. The coroners report stated that the cause of death Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.

Incident on Jul 3, 2003: Employee injured when leg struck by tree limb being cut

At 10:00 a.m. on July 3, 2003, Employee #1, a tree worker, was cutting tree limb s at a demolition work site located in San Bernardino, California. Employee #1 w as cutting off a branch or limb of a 20-foot-long downed tree with a powered cha in saw near a ditch. Employee #1 completed a cut of a limb at the top of the tre e. The limb got detached and kicked back hitting Employee #1's lower left leg, c ausing serious fracture injuries to his tibia and fibula. Initially, Employee #1 was taken to the Fox Occupational Clinic in San Bernardino, and he was referred to an Orthopedist office for treatment. On July 7, 2003, surgery was performed at the St. Bernadine Medical Center. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two days.