What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Superior Tree Service Inc. at 876 Camino Ricardo, Moraga (Contra Costa County) on Oct 20, 2021. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 5 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 7 citations (1 serious, 3 repeat) and proposed $51,100 in penalties; the current total is $35,700. 7 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 4 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 Apr 18, 2022. Proposed $700, current $300. 4 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2022, final order May 5, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 18, 2022. Proposed $700, current $300. 4 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2022, final order May 5, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 18, 2022. Proposed $2,800, current $1,200. 4 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2022, final order May 5, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 18, 2022. Proposed $2,800, current $1,200. 4 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2022, final order May 5, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 18, 2022. Proposed $6,300, current $300. 4 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2022, final order May 5, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 18, 2022. Proposed $25,200, current $21,600. 4 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2022, final order May 5, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 18, 2022. Proposed $12,600, current $10,800. 4 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2022, final order May 5, 2023. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: abrasion,arm,blunt force,blunt force trauma,chain saw,communication,contusion,cutting,fall,fall from elevation,fall protection,falling object,fracture,head,heat injury prevention program,inexperience,misjudgment,misjudgment of hazardous situation,ppe,ppe 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 345591192. 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 345591192, 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.