Countryside Tree Service

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Justus Booze was killed when he was pulled into a wood chipper. It was his first day of work and he was helping to remove large trees and brush from a residential lot. The owner of Countryside, Tony Watson, did not offer any training to workers about the hazards of getting caught in a wood chipper or instruct workers on how to operate the machine safely. OSHA’s investigation also found that Watson had exposed workers to a host of other hazards.

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Victims

First	Last	Age	Title	Employer	Injury Type
Justus	Booze	23	Day Laborer	Countryside Tree Service	Fatality

Defendants

Name	Type	Title	Plea Information	Conviction Sentence
Tony Watson	None	None	Not available	Watson contested nearly $67,000 in OSHA penalties in connection with the death of Booze, and an Administrative Law Judge affirmed the citations against Watson for willfully exposing his workers to laceration and amputation hazards.
Penal Crimes Charged Not available			Other Crimes Charged Unavailable

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