Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109511519 - Usda Forest Service

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco Ro

Inspection Nr: 109511519

Report ID: 0935000

Date Opened: 11/19/1998

Site Address:
Usda Forest Service
Eldorado National Forest
Georgetown, CA 95667

Mailing Address:
100 Forni Rd., Placerville, CA 95667

Union Status: Union

SIC:9199

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/20/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/19/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360507511

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Serious	19600008 A	01/08/1999	01/28/1999	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19600059 A	01/08/1999	01/28/1999	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 519140

Event: 11/18/1998

Employee killed in fall while rappelling down tree

At approximately 12:00 noon on November 18, 1998, Employee #1 was gathering scion wood from the top of an approximately 70 ft tall sugar pine tree. A coworker had removed the extension ladders that Employee #1 had used to access the crown of the tree, so he attached his rappel line to a branch on the same side of the tree that he was rappelling down. As Employee #1 was descending, the rappel line slipped outward on the tree branch, and the branch broke. He fell approximately 50 ft to the ground and sustained multiple injuries, from which he died. Company policy required employees to attach their rappel line around the bow of the tree branches.

Keywords: TREE LIMB, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SLIP, TREE, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109511519			Fatality	Fracture	Forestry workers, except logging

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