Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111716585 - Vaillancourt Tree & Landscape Svce.

Inspection Information - Office: Vt Department Of Labor - Vosha

Inspection Nr: 111716585

Report ID: 0155010

Date Opened: 01/20/1995

Site Address:
Vaillancourt Tree & Landscape Svce.
Park Street
Sppringfield, VT 05156

Mailing Address:
Po Box 55, Pittsford, VT 05763

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/07/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/14/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360782239

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$1,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,300
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	30223 A	03/01/1995	03/14/1995	$1,300	$2,500	$0		A - Amendment

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14302988

Event: 01/19/1995

Employee falls 40 to 45 feet from crane hook to the ground

At approximately 11:30 p.m. on January 19, 1995, Employee #1 was trimming limbs from a spruce tree while suspended from the hook on an ARZO telescopic crane, model 310. He was suspended by a safety belt/boatswain's chair that was attached to the crane's hook by a rope lanyard; the lanyard ran through the hook with both ends attached to the safety belt. While Employee #1 was being lowered, the safety latch on the hook released and the rope lanyard slipped off the hook, causing Employee #1 to fall 40 to 45 feet to the ground. He suffered broken bones and internal injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BOSUN CHAIR, CRANE HOOK, SAFETY BELT, LANYARD, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111716585			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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