An OSHA inspection classified as a “referral” means a first responder observed that an incident was occupational in nature and called OSHA, whereas one classified as “accident” means the victim was hospitalized and the employer notified OSHA. The date we publish is when the OSHA inspection was opened, and it may lag as much as a day or two behind when the incident actually occurred.
Tree care incidents involving civilians and tree workers, but not included in the inspection reports, will still be obtained from news stories and other sources as they always have been.
December 2, 2020 – An accident in Shaver Lake, California, resulted in a Cal/OSHA inspection.
December 2, 2020 – An electrical accident happened on Carroll White REMC electric lines between Monticello and Monon, Indiana. The official statement said it was an outside contractor’s tree-trimming crew member who was involved in the accident. Carroll White REMC officials could not say what the accident involved and what the condition was of the person or people involved.
December 4, 2020 – An accident in Walden, Colorado, resulted in an OSHA inspection.
December 7, 2020 – An accident in Palo Alto, California, resulted in a Cal/OSHA inspection.
December 7, 2020 – An accident in Amityville, New York, resulted in an OSHA inspection.
December 8, 2020 – An accident in Redding, California, resulted in a Cal/OSHA inspection.
December 10, 2020 – An accident in Fallbrook, California, resulted in a Cal/OSHA inspection.
December 11, 2020 – An accident in Santa Rosa, California, resulted in a Cal/OSHA inspection.
December 15, 2020 – An accident in Paradise, California, resulted in a Cal/OSHA inspection.
December 16, 2020 – An accident in Calistoga, California, resulted in a Cal/OSHA inspection.
December 22, 2020 – An accident in Auburn, New Hampshire, resulted in an OSHA inspection.
