Davey Tree Surgery Company safety record at a glance
Davey Tree Surgery Company has been the subject of 48 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Oct 26, 2000 and Aug 24, 2022. 28 of them were accident inspections. 22 of them produced citations, 39 in all: 12 serious. Inspectors proposed $355,858 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $144,775. The largest single penalty, $20,560, came from an inspection opened Nov 24, 2015 in Valley Center. 6 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #210 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 10 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; Health Care and Social Assistance. Worksites in Boulder Creek, Fallbrook, Templeton, Bonny Doon, Orinda, Livermore, Alamo, Georgetown.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2022 | Boulder Creek | Fatality or catastrophe | death 2 citations | $19,650 $25,650 proposed | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Fallbrook | Referral | 1 citation | $0 $420 proposed | Jun 27, 2024 |
| Nov 16, 2020 | Templeton | Accident | 3 citations | $4,400 $23,900 proposed | open |
| Mar 5, 2020 | Bonny Doon | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $18,635 $25,650 proposed | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Jul 10, 2019 | Orinda | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $9,900 $36,000 proposed | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Jun 6, 2019 | Livermore | Follow-up | no citations | $0 | Jun 26, 2019 |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Alamo | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Aug 23, 2018 |
| Oct 12, 2017 | Templeton | Accident | 1 citation | $400 $800 proposed | Jan 13, 2021 |
| Oct 11, 2017 | Georgetown | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $10,000 $14,400 proposed | Sep 9, 2019 |
| May 23, 2017 | Los Angeles | Referral | no citations | $0 | Jul 14, 2017 |
| Dec 21, 2016 | Long Beach | Referral | no citations | $0 | Jun 15, 2017 |
| Sep 22, 2016 | Signal Hill | Referral | 1 citation | $900 $5,063 proposed | Sep 11, 2018 |
| Jun 2, 2016 | Carmel | Accident | 1 citation | $0 $1,275 proposed | Nov 30, 2017 |
| May 16, 2016 | Loomis | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $17,420 $38,860 proposed | Apr 9, 2018 |
| Feb 8, 2016 | Monterey | Accident | 2 citations | $3,000 $8,000 proposed | Jun 12, 2017 |
| Nov 24, 2015 | Valley Center | Fatality or catastrophe | death 5 citations 1 serious | $20,560 $44,995 proposed | May 13, 2022 |
| May 7, 2015 | Vista | Accident | 1 citation | $210 | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Dec 5, 2014 | American Canyon | Referral | no citations | $0 | Jul 21, 2015 |
| Nov 18, 2014 | San Clemente | Accident | no citations | $0 | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Shasta | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $7,000 $18,000 proposed | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Jun 11, 2013 | Escondido | Accident | no citations | $0 | Mar 10, 2014 |
| Oct 17, 2012 | Lytle Creek | Accident | 1 citation | $7,000 $18,000 proposed | Jul 25, 2014 |
| Sep 27, 2012 | Chester | Accident | death 3 citations 2 serious | $0 $31,400 proposed | May 15, 2017 |
| Sep 28, 2011 | Pebble Beach | Accident | death 2 citations 1 serious | $18,600 | Feb 7, 2015 |
| Sep 28, 2011 | Pleasant Hill | Referral | no citations | $0 | Feb 23, 2012 |
| Feb 22, 2011 | Windsor | Accident | 1 citation | $300 $18,000 proposed | Mar 8, 2013 |
| Oct 19, 2010 | Redding | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Nov 4, 2010 |
| Sep 14, 2010 | Woodland Hills | Accident | 1 citation | $0 $185 proposed | May 14, 2013 |
| Nov 4, 2009 | Monte Rio | Accident | 1 citation | $600 | Nov 29, 2011 |
| Jun 5, 2009 | Rancho Santa Fe | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Jun 25, 2008 | Felton | Accident | no citations | $0 | Nov 15, 2010 |
| Jan 3, 2008 | Ben Lomond | Accident | death 2 citations 1 serious | $6,200 $23,000 proposed | Feb 23, 2013 |
| Nov 6, 2007 | San Rafael | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jul 14, 2010 |
| Oct 15, 2007 | Concord | Complaint | no inspection made | $0 | Oct 29, 2007 |
| Mar 22, 2007 | Livermore | Accident | death no citations | $0 | May 14, 2007 |
| Jun 29, 2006 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Aug 4, 2006 |
| Nov 7, 2005 | Shingletown | Accident | no citations | $0 | Apr 5, 2006 |
| Nov 4, 2005 | Santa Rosa | Planned | no citations | $0 | Jul 3, 2008 |
| Sep 27, 2005 | Marshall | Planned | 2 citations 1 serious | $0 $2,850 proposed | Sep 27, 2007 |
| Jan 5, 2005 | Cazadero | Accident | no citations | $0 | May 10, 2005 |
| Feb 18, 2004 | Cottonwood | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jul 15, 2004 |
| May 19, 2003 | Laytonville | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jun 6, 2003 |
| Feb 27, 2003 | Shingle Springs | Accident | no citations | $0 | Aug 18, 2003 |
| Sep 10, 2001 | Van Nuys | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Oct 4, 2001 |
| Jul 19, 2001 | Garberville | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 2, 2002 |
| Nov 2, 2000 | Oroville | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Dec 8, 2000 |
| Nov 2, 2000 | Paradise | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Dec 8, 2000 |
| Oct 26, 2000 | Paradise | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Nov 17, 2000 |
Also recorded as: The Davey Tree Surgery Company; Davey Tree Surgery CO; Davey Tree Surgery CO.; Davey Tree Surgery; The Davey Tree Surgery CO; The Davey Tree Surgery Company Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3427, Safe Work Procedures: 9 citations, 5 serious, $54,045
- 8 CCR 3421, Logging, general: 8 citations, 3 serious, $31,060
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 5 citations, $1,170
- 8 CCR 3424, Mobile Equipment: 4 citations, 1 serious, $13,100
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, 1 serious, $2,900
- 8 CCR 3400, Medical services and first aid: 2 citations, $600
- 8 CCR 2940.7: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 2940, General Provisions: 1 citation, 1 serious, $15,300
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.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Davey Tree Surgery Company
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 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.