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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 107088742 - Asplunph Tree Expert Company
Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office
Site Address:
Asplunph Tree Expert Company
Highway 11 North
Enterprise, MS 39330
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 671, Laurel, MS 39440
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0783
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/27/1992
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/16/1993
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360798649 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $5,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,500 |
| Current Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 10/05/1992 | 10/09/1992 | $5,000 | $500 | $0 | 10/13/1992 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 5A0001 | 10/05/1992 | 10/09/1992 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 10/13/1992 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
A four-person crew, consisting of a driver and three sprayers, were spraying the right of way for a 100-kilovolt overhead power line. The employees were performing this operation from a manufactured four by four skidder/sprayer. The skidder/sprayer was about 7.3 meters long, and the driver's seat was equipped with a seat belt and rollover protection. The sprayers worked from a platform on the rear of the skidder, which was equipped with standard guardrails but which had no rollover protection. The driver turned the skidder/sprayer around on the top of a steep hill. While the driver was backing up the vehicle before stopping it, the skidder/sprayer overturned and rolled about 60 meters from the top to the bottom of the hill, landing upside down in a ditch at the base of the hill. The driver was thrown from the skidder/sprayer and crushed beneath the overturned vehicle. He drowned. One of the sprayers suffered minor injuries when he was thrown from back of the rolling skidder/sprayer.
Keywords: EJECTED, ROPS, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, ELEC UTILITY WORK, SKIDDER, DROWN, SPRAYING RIG, TREE TRIMMING, OVERTURN
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 107088742 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 107088742 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |