Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119596112 - Guardian Tree Experts, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 119596112

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 05/20/1994

Site Address:
Guardian Tree Experts, Inc.
9100 Paytley Bridge Road
Potomac, MD 20854

Mailing Address:
12200 Nebel Street, Rockville, MD 20852

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/22/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/07/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360619175

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,025	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,025
Current Penalty	$1,350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,350
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	50104 A	07/18/1994	07/21/1994	$1,350	$3,350	$0	07/28/1994	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19100132 A	07/18/1994	07/21/1994	$0	$675	$0	07/28/1994	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14479653

Event: 05/19/1994

Employee dies after fall from tree

Employee #1 was working in a tree approximately 35 ft above the ground and was re-crotching his climbing rope, which was not tied to his safety belt. He fell out of the tree, suffering several fractures and severe head trauma. He later died. The employee's lanyard was around the tree and attached to safety clips by a double hitch knot. The safety clips were connected to the D-rings on the safety belt. After the accident, the lanyard was found passing through one clip with a slip knot and the other side was straight with the clips still attached to the D-rings. The lanyard did not show signs of breaking; the rope was fairly new.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, WORK RULES, TREE, FALL, TIE-OFF

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119596112			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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