Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111089181 - Wilson Tree Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 111089181

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 08/27/1993

Site Address:
Wilson Tree Company, Inc.
1320 Borden Road
Highfalls, NC 27259

Mailing Address:
Po Box 105, Shelby, NC 28151

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/24/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/14/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360492136

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	95012901	10/28/1993	11/03/1993	$3,500	$3,500	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19101200 H02 IV	10/28/1993	11/03/1993	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170060610

Event: 08/26/1993

STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

A three-employee crew was clearing a right-of-way for an overhead power line. Two of the crewmembers were felling the trees two at a time while the third employee was cutting the limbs from the felled trees. The employees had cut down the first of two trees. As they were felling the second one, the third employee started cutting limbs from the first tree without notifying his coworkers. The coworkers felled the second tree, and it struck the third employee. He died of his injuries.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, TREE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, COMMUNICATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111089181			Fatality	Concussion	Forestry workers, except logging

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