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Trugreen, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Lake Forest, Illinois · Landscaping Services · NAICS 561730

5inspections
2citation items
$6,040current penalties
May 31, 2019last inspection

Since 1987, OSHA inspectors have visited Trugreen, Inc. in Illinois 5 times.

The most recent inspection opened on May 31, 2019 after a complaint, in Crestwood.

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

The proposed penalties came to $10,099; today they stand at $6,040, 40% less.

Among staffing, cleaning and waste services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,201 penalty. Trugreen, Inc. averages $5,900 across 1 cited inspection.

Trugreen, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Trugreen, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1987 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344046917 OPENED MAY 31, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 130 employees at the site · Closed Jun 28, 2019

13520 Kenton, Crestwood, IL 60445 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342601788 OPENED AUG 31, 2017Closed

Monitoring · Partial · Safety · 61 employees at the site · Closed Oct 30, 2017

28557 N Ballard Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342468683 OPENED JUL 11, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 55 employees at the site · Closed Aug 29, 2017

28557 N Ballard Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 8, 2017: Employee trips on tie-down strap, falls to ground and breaks

At 10:15 a.m. on July 8, 2017, an employee was on a flat bed trailer securing lawn care equipment to the trailer for transport using tension straps. As the employee was walking off the end of the trailer the employee tripped on one of the taught straps. The employee fell over the side rail and to the ground. During the fall, the employee's right leg struck a curb and fractured the tibia and fibia in the right leg.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
Other-than-serious$9,959$5,900Jul 21, 2017Final

Inspection 307025395 OPENED SEP 9, 2003Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 63 employees at the site · Closed Nov 4, 2003

525 Busse Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 102566858 OPENED JAN 9, 1987Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Feb 24, 1987

407 East Gunderson, Carol Stream, IL 60188 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Repeat$140$140Jan 28, 1987Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Crestwood site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 50 workers: 9.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 233 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Crestwood site
Crestwood · 2025
50 429.22.8
Lake Forest site
Lake Forest · 2025
45 5213.72.8
Park Ridge site
Park Ridge · 2025
41 205.82.8
5805 - Crestwood
Crestwood · 2024
50 224.22.8
5545 - Lake Forest
Lake Forest · 2024
44 4110.22.8
5550 - Park Ridge
Park Ridge · 2024
43 6115.72.8
5169 - Crestwood Call Center
Crestwood · 2017
32 000.02.8

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.

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

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