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Inspection outcome
Opened: January 2, 2020 · Closed: May 26, 2020
Citations issued

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

Safety inspection · Planned (Programmed) · Comprehensive — entire establishment

Violations3
Serious+0
Initial penalty$6,000
Current penalty$3,528
Accidents0
Duration145d
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On January 2, 2020, OSHA opened Harford Tree Experts & Landscaping, Inc.’s inspection #344535794 at WHITE HALL, Maryland — an establishment in the landscaping services industry. The case was administratively closed on May 26, 2020, 145 days after opening.

OSHA cited the employer for 3 violations totaling $3,528 in current penalties — reduced from an initial proposed total of $6,000. All citations were Other-than-serious.

Breakdown by classification
3violations total
Repeat3100%

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

3citations issued
$3,528current penalty
↓ $2,472total reduction
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Repeatgravity 7
Citation #01001
09.12.28.05D(2)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$2,800
Current$1,764reduced by $1,036
Repeatgravity 7
Citation #01002
09.12.28.07F(1)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$2,800
Current$1,512reduced by $1,288
Repeatgravity 10
Citation #02001
09.12.28.05CGeneral Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$400
Current$252reduced by $148

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 344535794 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 Planned (Programmed) — a programmed (planned) inspection, typically targeting high-hazard industries.

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 344535794 directly: