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TLC Tree, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Windham, Maine · Landscaping Services · NAICS 561730

1inspections
2citation items
$4,148current penalties
Jul 17, 2020last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited TLC Tree, LLC in Maine one time.

It opened on Jul 17, 2020 on a referral, in Windham.

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

The proposed penalties came to $6,940; today they stand at $4,148, 40% less.

Among staffing, cleaning and waste services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,201 penalty. TLC Tree, LLC averages $4,148 across 1 cited inspection.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

TLC Tree, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344840509 OPENED JUL 17, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Oct 27, 2020

4 Easter Ave, Windham, ME 04062 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 14, 2020: Employee fractures ribs and pelvis when struck by falling tr

At 11:00 a.m. on July 14, 2020, an employee was cutting a branch off of a tree. The branch fell then pivoted on rope striking employee in the ribs and pelvis. The employee was admitted and treated at the hospital for fractured ribs and pelvis.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$4,048$4,048Sep 22, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$2,892$100Sep 22, 2020Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Jul 14, 2020, Windham: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple trunk locations

An employee was assisting with cutting a tree. A branch that was being cut spun on the rope and struck the employee. He was hospitalized with fractures to the ribs and pelvis.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

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.

Other landscaping services employers in Maine

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