What happened in this inspection
Federal OSHA opened an accident inspection of Rancho Tree Service at 615 N Street, Bakersfield (Kern County) on Dec 23, 2011. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 11 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 9 citations (3 serious) and proposed $27,715 in penalties; the current total is $16,263. 9 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on May 4, 2017. The employer has 3 other inspections on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Mar 21, 2012. Proposed $350, current $350. 11 workers exposed. Contested Apr 30, 2012, final order Jun 10, 2013. Abatement due Apr 23, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2012. Proposed $350, current $350. 11 workers exposed. Contested Apr 30, 2012, final order Jun 10, 2013. Abatement due Apr 23, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2012. Proposed $435, current $435. 11 workers exposed. Contested Apr 30, 2012, final order Jun 10, 2013. Abatement due Apr 23, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2012. Proposed $435, current $0. 11 workers exposed. Contested Apr 30, 2012, final order Jun 10, 2013. Abatement due Apr 23, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2012. Proposed $260, current $0. 11 workers exposed. Contested Apr 30, 2012, final order Jun 10, 2013. Abatement due Apr 23, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2012. Proposed $350, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 30, 2012, final order Jun 10, 2013. Abatement due Apr 23, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2012. Proposed $10,800, current $3,935. 11 workers exposed. Contested Apr 30, 2012, final order Jun 10, 2013. Abatement due Apr 23, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2012. Proposed $3,935, current $393. 11 workers exposed. Contested Apr 30, 2012, final order Jun 10, 2013. Abatement due Apr 23, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2012. Proposed $10,800, current $10,800. 11 workers exposed. Contested Apr 30, 2012, final order Jun 10, 2013. Abatement due Apr 23, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: grinder,wheel,amputated,finger,hand 1 hospitalized
Your rights
If you worked at this site, the inspection file is a public record once the case closes; request it from the Cal/OSHA district office with activity number 315073072. A worker who reported the hazard, the injury or the inspection and was then fired, demoted or cut has a retaliation claim under Labor Code 6310, one year to file with the Labor Commissioner and longer to sue. Injuries themselves go through workers' compensation. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, inspection 315073072, checked Nov 1, 2026. How to read a record. 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.