Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1151101.015 - 70193 - Cl Godbolt Land Clearing

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 1151101.015

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 05/19/2016

Site Address:
70193 - Cl Godbolt Land Clearing
Intersection Of Hawthorn Dr - Oleander Dr.
Pawleys Island, SC 29585

Mailing Address:
Po Box 921, Pawleys Island, SC 29585

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 236210/Industrial Building Construction

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/17/2016

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/15/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1092901

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	1.12(A)	10/27/2016	11/29/2016	$750	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260100 B	10/27/2016	11/02/2016	$750	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 86529.015

Event: 05/18/2016

Employee struck in the head by a tree is killed

At 12:44 p.m. on May 18, 2016, a crew of two employees of a land clearing contractor were removing large pine trees and brush from a recently purchased lot, measuring less than one acre. Employee #1 was responsible for using a chainsaw and trimming the branches off trees that had been taken down. Trees were being brought down with a Caterpillar E120B, serial number 7NF03814, yellow excavator. The owner (Employee #2) was lowering the tree with the bucket and thumb of the excavator until it reached approximately 10 feet from the ground. Once the tree dropped, Employee #1 was struck in the head by a branch approximately four inches in diameter. The branch was attached to a pine tree that was approximately 80 feet by 41.5 inches wide. A part of the branch impaled Employee #1 in the side of the head. Employee #2 did not notice Employee #1 under the tree until moments after it dropped. Employee #1 was last seen standing approximately 34 feet away from where the tree dropped. Employee #1 died upon arrival to the hospital from cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest resulted from a sunken skull fracture to the right frontal skull bone as well as a broken left leg and right wrist.

Keywords: Fracture, Skull, Struck By, Tree Felling, Tree Trimming

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1151101.015	38	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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