Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100944727 - Timberland Tree Company

Inspection Information - Office: Region 09; San Francisco

Inspection Nr: 100944727

Report ID: 0931200

Date Opened: 10/16/1987

Site Address:
Timberland Tree Company
12340 Emelita
Van Nuys, CA 91607

Mailing Address:
703 West Arbor Vitae, Inglewood, CA 90301

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/19/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/08/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360457642

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$280
Current Penalty	$280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$280
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	19100135	12/18/1987	12/22/1987	$280	$280	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19100106 D02 I	12/18/1987	12/26/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 764274

Event: 10/15/1987

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU FROND

AN EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A PALM TREE THAT HE HAD BEEN TRIMMING. A FROND HAD FALLEN INTO A 4800-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE LOCATED 27 TO 29 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE REACHED OVER TO REMOVE THE FROND FROM THE POWER LINE AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. IT WAS NOT KNOWN WHETHER HE CONTACTED THE POWER LINE DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THE PALM FROND. HE WAS WEARING TREE CLIMBERS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WHICH PROVIDED GOOD CONTACT TO THE TREE ITSELF.

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, TREE LIMB, ELECTROCUTED, TREE, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100944727			Fatality	Electric Shock	Forestry workers, except logging

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