Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1093886.015 - Milam'S Tree Service, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1093886.015

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 09/23/2015

Site Address:
Milam'S Tree Service, Inc.
7447 Ambassador Drive
Riverdale, GA 30296

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1029, Mcdonough, GA 30253

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/29/2015

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/27/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1021657	Yes
Accident	1023144

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$800	$0	$800
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$800	$0	$800
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19100141 D02 II	03/14/2016	04/28/2016	$400	$400	$0		Z - Issued
2.	01002	Other	19101200 E01	03/14/2016	03/31/2016	$400	$400	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 79789.015

Event: 09/21/2015

Landscaping service worker cutting limbs is killed in fall f

At 10:30 a.m. on September 21, 2015, an employee was working for a landscaping service. He was a member of a crew of five men. They were at a residential home jobsite to fell a tree in the back yard of the home. The tree had been struck by lightning. The employee was a tree climber. His employer had deemed the tree safe to climb. The employee was up in the tree, cutting limbs and he was wearing fall protection equipment. He was cutting a branch from one side of the tree and the second limb on the top of the tree fell, splitting the tree. The employee fell, along with the fall protection equipment and the tree limb. He fell 9.1 to 12.2 meters (30 to 40 feet). He landed on a portion of the tree branch that had split. He sustained trauma to his entire body. The employee was transported to a medical center and died later that day.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Tree, Tree Limb, Tree Pruner, Tree Trimming

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1093886.015	33	M	Fatality		Occupation Not Listed

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