What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Action Tree Care at 1550 la Vista del Oceano, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County) on Mar 2, 2017. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 15 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 9 citations (4 serious) and proposed $17,880 in penalties; the current total is $13,480. 9 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Sep 30, 2019. The employer has 1 other inspection on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Sep 1, 2017. Proposed $225, current $0. 15 workers exposed. Contested Oct 17, 2017, final order Sep 27, 2018. Abatement due Oct 9, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 1, 2017. Proposed $335, current $335. 15 workers exposed. Contested Oct 17, 2017, final order Sep 27, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 1, 2017. Proposed $335, current $335. 4 workers exposed. Contested Oct 17, 2017, final order Sep 27, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 1, 2017. Proposed $335, current $335. 15 workers exposed. Contested Oct 17, 2017, final order Sep 27, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 1, 2017. Proposed $450, current $335. 4 workers exposed. Contested Oct 17, 2017, final order Sep 27, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 1, 2017. Proposed $4,050, current $3,035. 4 workers exposed. Contested Oct 17, 2017, final order Sep 27, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 1, 2017. Proposed $4,050, current $3,035. 2 instances. 15 workers exposed. Contested Oct 17, 2017, final order Sep 27, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 1, 2017. Proposed $4,050, current $3,035. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 17, 2017, final order Sep 27, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 1, 2017. Proposed $4,050, current $3,035. 15 workers exposed. Contested Oct 17, 2017, final order Sep 27, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 1, 2017. Proposed $4,050, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Contested Oct 17, 2017, final order Sep 27, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 1, 2017. Proposed $12,600, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 17, 2017, final order Sep 27, 2018. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: fall,fall protection,fracture,lifeline,ppe,rib,tree,tree pruner,tree trimming,wrist 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 342149945. 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 342149945, 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.