Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312908908 - R & S Landscaping, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 312908908

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 02/25/2009

Site Address:
R & S Landscaping, Inc.
48 Exchange Avenue
Medford, MA 02155

Mailing Address:
415 Mystic Avenue, Medford, MA 02155

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8999

NAICS: 541990/ All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/25/2009

Emphasis: L:Fall, S:Fall From Height, S:Powered Ind Vehicle

Case Closed: 04/03/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	202581534	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	Serious	19260453 B02 V	03/17/2009	03/20/2009	$2,500	$2,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200775575

Event: 02/24/2009

Employee Is Injured in Fall from Aerial Bucket

On February 24, 2009, an employee was assigned to trim limbs from overhanging residential projects complex. While trimming branches, he fell from a boom truck bucket approximately thirty two feet hitting the structural roof and a room air-conditioning unit projecting from a window and then landing on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right femur, bloody nose and lacerations to the mouth. The employee was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was hospitalized and underwent surgery to insert pin and plate to stabilize the fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MOUTH, NOSE, LACERATION, FALL, STRUCK BY, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312908908			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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