Enforcement Letters, East Tennessee Mechanical Contractors, Inc., and The Davey Tree Expert Company DBA Cortese Tree Specialists – July 2025

August 2025,

Hazardous Tree Removal Fatality on DOE’s Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee

On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Enforcement issued Enforcement Letters to East Tennessee Mechanical Contractors, Inc., (WEL-2025-02) and subcontractor The Davey Tree Expert Company doing business as Cortese Tree Specialists (WEL-2025-03) for deficiencies in implementing DOE’s 10 C.F.R. Part 851 Worker Safety and Health Program requirements related to a fatal injury on DOE’s Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee.