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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 109511519 - Usda Forest Service
Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco Ro
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
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360507511 |
| 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 |
| # | 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
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
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 109511519 | Fatality | Fracture | Forestry workers, except logging |