What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Viking Tree Service at 5700 N. Etiwanda Ave., Tarzana (Los Angeles County) on Feb 9, 2023. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 8 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 8 citations (4 serious) and proposed $39,100 in penalties; the current total is $39,100. 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 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 Aug 9, 2023. Proposed $325, current $325. 5 workers exposed. Contested Oct 10, 2023, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 9, 2023. Proposed $325, current $325. 8 workers exposed. Contested Oct 10, 2023, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 9, 2023. Proposed $325, current $325. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Oct 10, 2023, no final order yet. Abatement due Sep 12, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 9, 2023. Proposed $325, current $325. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Oct 10, 2023, no final order yet. Abatement due Sep 12, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 9, 2023. Proposed $5,400, current $5,400. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 10, 2023, no final order yet. Abatement due Aug 21, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 9, 2023. Proposed $10,800, current $10,800. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 21, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 9, 2023. Proposed $10,800, current $10,800. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 10, 2023, no final order yet. Abatement due Aug 21, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 9, 2023. Proposed $10,800, current $10,800. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 10, 2023, no final order yet. Abatement due Aug 21, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: blunt force,blunt force trauma,cutting,distracted,engineering controls,fall,fall from elevation,fall protection,falling object,fracture,hand tool,insufficient supervision,lack of engineering controls,lack of work procedures,misjudgment,misjudgment of haza 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 346528573. 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 346528573, 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.