Asplundh Tree Expert CO. safety record at a glance
Asplundh Tree Expert CO. has been the subject of 10 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Nov 6, 2000 and Oct 2, 2012. 8 of them were accident inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 8 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $43,605 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $12,555. The largest single penalty, $5,000, came from an inspection opened Aug 22, 2007 in Northridge. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #12,470 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Construction. Worksites in Ojai, South Lake Tahoe, Northridge, North of Tahoe Vista, Baldwin Park, Downey, West Los Angeles, Gardena.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2012 | Ojai | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations | $1,920 | Dec 3, 2012 |
| Feb 5, 2008 | South Lake Tahoe | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Feb 5, 2008 |
| Aug 22, 2007 | Northridge | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | Jun 10, 2009 |
| May 5, 2006 | North of Tahoe Vista | Accident | 1 citation | $500 $5,000 proposed | Sep 10, 2008 |
| Jun 24, 2005 | Baldwin Park | Accident | death 1 citation | $750 $18,000 proposed | Nov 12, 2008 |
| Dec 31, 2004 | Downey | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jan 13, 2005 |
| Oct 28, 2004 | West Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $4,385 $13,500 proposed | Aug 29, 2008 |
| Jul 30, 2004 | Gardena | Accident | 1 citation | $0 $185 proposed | Oct 20, 2006 |
| Jul 25, 2003 | Elk Grove | Accident | no citations | $0 | Nov 25, 2003 |
| Nov 6, 2000 | Moorpark | Accident | no citations | $0 | Nov 6, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Asplundh Tree Expert CO; Asplundh Tree Expert.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $5,500
- 8 CCR 1675, Ladders, general: 2 citations, 1 serious, $4,385
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $1,500
- 8 CCR 2951: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 3276, Portable ladders: 1 citation, $420
Accidents investigated
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
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If you work, or worked, at Asplundh Tree Expert CO.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 4, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.