Inspection Detail
Inspection: 119511848 - Atlantic Tree Service Incorporated
Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Atlantic Tree Service Incorporated
4407 Perry Hall Road
Perry Hall, MD 21128
Mailing Address:
9908 Perry Hall Road, Perry Hall, MD 21128
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0783
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/02/1994
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/14/2000
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360619258 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 8 | 8 | ||||
Current Violations | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||
Initial Penalty | $13,050 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,050 |
Current Penalty | $6,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,500 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 50104 A | 12/14/1994 | 12/16/1994 | $1,600 | $2,900 | $0 | 01/05/1995 | F - Formal Settlement | |
2. | 02001 | Serious | 19100132 A | 12/14/1994 | 12/16/1994 | $1,600 | $2,750 | $0 | 01/05/1995 | F - Formal Settlement | |
3. | 02002 | Serious | 19100132 D01 | 12/14/1994 | 12/16/1994 | $600 | $900 | $0 | 01/05/1995 | F - Formal Settlement | |
4. | 02003 | Other | 19100132 D02 | 12/14/1994 | 12/16/1994 | $0 | $900 | $0 | 01/05/1995 | F - Formal Settlement | |
5. | 02004 | Serious | 19100132 F01 | 12/14/1994 | 12/16/1994 | $600 | $900 | $0 | 01/05/1995 | F - Formal Settlement | |
6. | 02005 | Other | 19100132 F04 | 12/14/1994 | 12/16/1994 | $0 | $900 | $0 | 01/05/1995 | F - Formal Settlement | |
7. | 02006 | Serious | 19100133 A01 | 12/14/1994 | 12/16/1994 | $600 | $900 | $0 | 01/05/1995 | F - Formal Settlement | |
8. | 02007 | Serious | 19100138 B | 12/14/1994 | 12/16/1994 | $1,500 | $2,900 | $0 | 01/05/1995 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 4:00 p.m. on October 6, 1994, Employee #1 and a coworker, of Atlantic Tree Service, Inc., were topping trees and trimming the lower branches on an evergreen tree. The foreman was cutting the trees with a chain saw and Employee #1 was the ground person. Around 5:30 p.m., Employee #1, who was hand feeding the evergreen branches into the shredder/chipper machine, got his left arm caught in the chipper. His arm was pulled into the blades and shredded; only partial bone below the shoulder socket remained. The foreman, hearing Employee #1 yell, pushed the emergency stop bar and reversed the in-going rotor. Employee #1 fell backward to the ground. He was unconscious. Someone called 911. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the job site. His left arm was shredded past the elbow and there appeared to be a puncture wound on the right temple. Employee #1 was wearing gloves that the company had issued. It did not appear, though, that he was wearing eye and face protection equipment; none were visible in the immediate area. Employee #1 had previous experience with another tree cutting company and had been given hands-on training on how to operate the chipper machine by the company president and foreman. Safety instructions and danger signs are posted on the machine. The emergency stop bar was tested and was working properly.
Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ROTOR, PPE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CHIPPER, ARM, BLADE, TREE TRIMMING, PUNCTURE
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 119511848 | Fatality | Other | Machine operators, not specified |