Utility Tree Service Inc safety record at a glance
Utility Tree Service Inc has been the subject of 48 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 20, 2000 and Aug 31, 2026. 17 of them were referral inspections. 16 of them produced citations, 22 in all: 5 serious. Inspectors proposed $155,470 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $69,545. The largest single penalty, $18,000, came from an inspection opened Sep 14, 2018 in Happy Camp. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #854 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 2 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. Worksites in Saratoga, Sacramento, Alpine, Roseville, Modesto, Poway, La Canada Flintridge, Chico.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | Saratoga | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Sacramento | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Sacramento | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Sacramento | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Alpine | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | 0 | May 25, 2023 |
| May 15, 2020 | Roseville | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 23, 2020 |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Modesto | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 30, 2020 |
| Jul 17, 2019 | Poway | Accident | 3 citations | $19,485 | $4,485 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Apr 26, 2019 | La Canada Flintridge | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 27, 2019 |
| Dec 18, 2018 | Chico | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 29, 2019 |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Madera | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 20, 2018 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Rio Oso | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Sep 26, 2018 | Whittier | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 20, 2019 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Happy Camp | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $22,500 | $18,000 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Aug 20, 2018 | West Sacramento | Complaint | 1 citation | $425 | $425 | Mar 15, 2019 |
| Aug 20, 2018 | Woodland | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 20, 2019 |
| Jun 21, 2018 | San Jose | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 2, 2018 |
| May 29, 2018 | Jamestown | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 16, 2018 |
| May 15, 2018 | Oakhurst | Complaint | 2 citations | $5,620 | $1,120 | Mar 8, 2021 |
| Mar 26, 2018 | Costa Mesa | Fatality or catastrophe | death 2 citations | $25,955 | $955 | Apr 6, 2022 |
| Mar 16, 2018 | Chico | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Jan 17, 2018 | Bass Lake | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 24, 2019 |
| Jan 5, 2018 | Twain Harte | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 14, 2018 |
| Oct 28, 2017 | Rancho Cucamonga | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 8, 2019 |
| Oct 27, 2017 | San Jose | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 13, 2018 |
| May 31, 2017 | Rancho Cucamonga | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 30, 2017 |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Redding | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 2, 2017 |
| Dec 2, 2016 | Coulterville | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 20, 2017 |
| Nov 30, 2016 | Hillsborough | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 7, 2016 |
| Nov 23, 2016 | Brawley | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 10, 2017 |
| Nov 15, 2016 | Tustin | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Oct 4, 2016 | Ontario | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 27, 2017 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Coronado | Planned | 1 citation | $240 | $240 | Oct 17, 2016 |
| Jul 28, 2016 | Bakersfield | Programmed related | 1 citation | $1,050 | $825 | Apr 10, 2017 |
| Jul 17, 2015 | Grass Valley | Accident | 1 citation | $650 | $625 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Apr 15, 2015 | San Diego | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $23,000 | $13,700 | Sep 21, 2017 |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Bakersfield | Planned | 2 citations | $220 | $220 | May 15, 2014 |
| Aug 28, 2013 | Chico | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 27, 2013 |
| Sep 14, 2011 | Winters | Complaint | 1 citation | $700 | $150 | Nov 5, 2012 |
| Jul 16, 2008 | Oroville | Accident | death 1 citation 1 serious | $9,375 | $9,375 | Nov 22, 2010 |
| Feb 28, 2007 | Nicolaus | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | $300 | May 4, 2011 |
| May 18, 2006 | Colusa | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 10, 2006 |
| Mar 16, 2006 | Marysville | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 18, 2006 |
| Dec 22, 2004 | Chico | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $22,500 | $18,000 | Mar 3, 2008 |
| Dec 20, 2004 | Davis | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 24, 2005 |
| Sep 2, 2004 | Chester | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 18, 2007 |
| Dec 16, 2003 | Yuba City | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | May 10, 2004 |
| Apr 20, 2000 | Ono | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $1,125 | Jul 27, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Utility Tree Service Inc.; Utility Tree Service; Utility Tree Service, Inc.; Utility Tree Service, LLC; Utility Tree Service Corporation; Utility Tree Service LLC.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3427: 5 citations, 2 serious, $33,505
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 5 citations, $1,445
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $3,000
- 8 CCR 3648: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 2951: 1 citation, 1 serious, $9,375
- 8 CCR 3421, Logging, general: 1 citation, 1 serious, $1,125
- 8 CCR 1524: 1 citation, $825
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $635
Accidents investigated
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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. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "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 Utility Tree Service Inc
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.