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Trees - LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Coralville, Iowa · Landscaping Services · NAICS 561730

1inspections
1citation items
$11,640current penalties
Jul 11, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Trees - LLC once in Iowa.

The inspection began on Jul 11, 2018 on a referral, in Coralville.

That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $11,640 and still stand at $11,640.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Trees - LLC averages $11,640 (1 cited inspection).

Trees - LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343291639 OPENED JUL 11, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Jan 17, 2019

2500 Hoilday Ct., Coralville, IA 52241 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 2, 2018: Employee fractures ribs in fall from tree

At 11:45 on July 2, 2018, Employee #1 topped out a tree and identified another tree that needed trimming. He attempted to anchor in the next tree by scaling upward and reached toward the next tree's attachment location. While moving to relocate the climbing line (life line) into an adjacent tree, the employee stood up. The climbing line that was moved from the tree had not yet been secured to the target tree. His buck strap (safety strap) slid over a stub/top of the tree and the employee fell 40 feet to the ground below. Employee #1 sustained 3 broken ribs and bruises on his right side. He was hospitalized for his injuries. his injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.269(r)(8) · Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution
 Other-than-serious$11,640$11,640Aug 16, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.269 · Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution

29 CFR 1910.269(r)(8)

(8) Fall protection. Each employee shall be tied in with a climbing rope and safety saddle when the employee is working above the ground in a tree, unless he or she is ascending into the tree.

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