Inspection record, Camarillo

Master Tree Service Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 16, 2018

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Fatality or catastrophe inspection in Camarillo: 9 citations, $28,605, 1 death investigated. The employer's only inspection on record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Master Tree Service Inc. at 567 McLeod Rondo, Camarillo (Ventura County) on Mar 16, 2018. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 5 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 9 citations (3 serious) and proposed $28,605 in penalties; the current total is $28,605. 1 citation was contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Mar 22, 2022. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3395(I), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Sep 14, 2018. Proposed $260, current $260. 3 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3421(A), Logging, general General
Issued Sep 14, 2018. Proposed $0, current $0. 7 instances. 3 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3421(C), Logging, general General
Issued Sep 14, 2018. Proposed $260, current $260. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3421(F), Logging, general General
Issued Sep 14, 2018. Proposed $325, current $325. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 17, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3421(L), Logging, general General
Issued Sep 14, 2018. Proposed $435, current $435. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3421(M), Logging, general General
Issued Sep 14, 2018. Proposed $325, current $325. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3421(B), Logging, general Serious
Issued Sep 14, 2018. Proposed $6,750, current $6,750. 3 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3427(A)(1) Serious
Issued Sep 14, 2018. Proposed $6,750, current $6,750. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 17, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3423(B)(1) Serious
Issued Sep 14, 2018. Proposed $13,500, current $13,500. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 3, 2018, final order Jan 18, 2022. Read the rule.

The accident

Mar 16, 2018. Employee is trimming palm trees and is electrocuted while th
Keywords: electrocuted,power lines,tree trimming 1 death

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 343046157. 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 343046157, 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.

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