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Inspection outcome
Opened: October 14, 2020 · Closed: March 24, 2022
Citations issued

OSHA issued one or more Other-than-serious citations.

Safety inspection · Follow-up · Partial — limited to specific operations or areas

Violations4
Serious+0
Initial penalty$9,363
Current penalty$5,618
Accidents0
Duration526d
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On October 14, 2020, OSHA opened Sa Total Tree Service’s inspection #344978713 at HELOTES, Texas — an establishment in the landscaping services industry. The case was administratively closed on March 24, 2022, 526 days after opening.

OSHA cited the employer for 4 violations totaling $5,618 in current penalties — reduced from an initial proposed total of $9,363. All citations were Other-than-serious.

Breakdown by classification
4violations total
Repeat4100%

A Repeat violation means OSHA cited the employer for a substantially similar violation within the past 5 years. Penalties multiply (up to ~$165,000 per repeat citation) and indicate the employer failed to permanently abate a recurring hazard.

Citations

Citations issued in this inspection

4citations issued
$5,618current penalty
↓ $3,745total reduction
Look up on OSHA.gov
Repeatgravity 5
Citation #01001A
29 CFR 1910.132(a)View full regulation text on OSHA.gov
Initial$5,852
Current$3,511reduced by $2,341
Repeatgravity 5
Citation #01001C
29 CFR 1910.140(c)(18)View full regulation text on OSHA.gov
Initial$0
Current$0
Repeatgravity 1
Citation #01002
29 CFR 1910.242(a)View full regulation text on OSHA.gov
Initial$3,511
Current$2,107reduced by $1,404

Standard codes link to the regulation text on OSHA.gov. The text describes the rule itself; the specific findings of this inspection appear above. To see OSHA’s official record of this inspection, search activity number 344978713 at OSHA Establishment Search.

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Reference

About OSHA inspections

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts inspections under several triggers: programmed targeting of high-hazard industries, employee complaints, workplace accidents, fatalities, and follow-ups to prior citations.

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Citations

Each citation specifies a section of 29 CFR, a severity tier, and a proposed penalty. Employers can contest citations through OSHA’s informal conference or before the OSH Review Commission.

Open vs closed

An open case has not yet been administratively closed — citations may follow or the case may close without action.

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Current vs initial penalty

Initial penalty is the proposed amount at citation. Current penalty is the post-conference / settlement figure on file today.

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Trigger types

A = Accident, B = Complaint, H = Programmed, F = Follow-up. See the glossary for all codes.

About this inspection

OSHA classified this as Follow-up — a follow-up inspection to verify abatement of previously cited violations.

Sources

Cross-check with OSHA directly

This page draws from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) via the DOL Open Data Portal. For the authoritative record, look up activity number 344978713 directly: