Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119633832 - Buena Vista Tree Service

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119633832

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 10/08/2004

Site Address:
Buena Vista Tree Service
222 Cleveland Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2081, Livermore, CA 94551

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/08/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/27/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361601271

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$500	$0	$500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3421 A	11/16/2004	12/16/2004	$0	$0	$0	12/06/2004	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	342 A	11/16/2004	11/19/2004	$500	$5,000	$0	12/06/2004	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170765028

Event: 10/01/2004

Employee's Hip Broken When Struck by Tree Trunk

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on October 1, 2004, Employee #1 was working for a tree removal service cutting trees located between two houses on a steep slope. Employee #1 was lowering a section of cut trunk using Hobbs blocks and a rope. The cut section fell until the slack in the rope was taken up and then it jerked up. Employee #1 had 2.5 wraps of rope around the block, but when the tree section jerked at the rope "got away" from Employee #1. He lost his balance and fell letting go of the rope. The trunk section fell approximately 65 feet to the ground where it bounced and landed on Employee #1. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of a broken right hip. The tree section weighed approximately 350 lb.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROPE, TREE, TREE SECTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PULLEY, HIP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119633832			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Forestry workers, except logging

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