Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1130333.015 - Montgomery Tree Service

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1130333.015

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 02/26/2016

Site Address:
Montgomery Tree Service
13 Brantwood Drive
Montgomery, AL 36109

Mailing Address:
1633 Williams Road, Montgomery, AL 36110

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/26/2016

Emphasis: L:Landscpe

Case Closed: 12/31/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1066569

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$8,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,100
Current Penalty	$4,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,800
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	05/25/2016	06/07/2016	$1,600	$4,900	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 A	05/25/2016	06/03/2016	$1,600	$1,600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100135 A01	05/25/2016	06/03/2016	$1,600	$1,600	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 83495.015

Event: 02/25/2016

Employee falls from tree and is killed

At 10:30 a.m. on February 25, 2016, an employee was trimming limbs from an oak tree. The employee fell from a limb into a bush where a branch penetrated the employee's neck and killed him.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Impaled, Neck, Tree Trimming

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1130333.015	53	M	Fatality		Forestry workers, except logging

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