Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1071505 - The F A Bartlett Tree Expert Co

Inspection Information - Office: Avenel Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1071505

Report ID: 0213400

Date Opened: 01/28/1985

Site Address:
The F A Bartlett Tree Expert Co
Overlook Hospital Morris Ave
Summit, NJ 07901

Mailing Address:
Route 1 Box 54, Pineville, NC 28134

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/25/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/25/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360571277

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14552400

Event: 04/01/1984

Employee killed in 30 ft fall from tree

At approximately 3:47 p.m. on January 24, 1985, Employee #1 was using a gasoline-powered chain saw to trim branches from a tree. He had made the front part of a box cut on a branch and was making the final cut when he apparently slipped and the saw cut his safety line. He fell approximately 30 ft to the ground, striking his head against a pipe railing below the tree. Employee #1suffered a cranio-cerebral injury and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, LIFELINE, CHAIN SAW, WORK RULES, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, LACERATION, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1071505			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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