Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111100657 - Earthmasters Tree Service

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 111100657

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 07/20/1994

Site Address:
Earthmasters Tree Service
1520 Uwharrie Point Parkway
New London, NC 28127

Mailing Address:
4470 Hwy 16 North, Denver, NC 28037

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/20/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/18/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360493233

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$1,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,400
Current Penalty	$1,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,400
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
1.	01001	Serious	95012901	09/01/1994	09/08/1994	$1,400	$1,400	$0	10/17/1994	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001A	Other	19101200 E01	09/01/1994	09/08/1994	$0	$0	$0	10/17/1994	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02001B	Other	19101200 G01	09/01/1994	09/08/1994	$0	$0	$0	10/17/1994	F - Formal Settlement
4.	02001C	Other	19101200 H	09/01/1994	09/08/1994	$0	$0	$0	10/17/1994	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170063424

Event: 07/18/1994

Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Employee #1, a sled builder who piled debris for the chipper, was cleaning up debris left from a storm. He was standing approximately 18 feet northeast of a broken 6 inch tree that was to be felled. The top portion of the tree had broken off during a storm, and approximately 33 feet of the tree remained to be cut. Employee #1 acknowledged a warning from the cutter that the tree was coming down and began to walk diagonally across the falling tree's path with his back to it. Other employees called out to warn him, but their calls went unheeded. The top 6 inches of the tree struck Employee #1 on the left top side of his head and crushed his skull. He died.

Keywords: HEAD, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CRUSHED, SKULL, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111100657			Fatality	Concussion	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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