Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119637080 - Lodes Tree Surgeon

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Inspection Nr: 119637080

Report ID: 0950612

Date Opened: 05/24/2000

Site Address:
Lodes Tree Surgeon
3655 Pruneridge Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95051

Mailing Address:
1601 Lyle Drive, San Jose, CA 95129

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/06/2000

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 10/31/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101796993

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$100	$0	$100
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$100	$0	$100
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	Other	342 A	10/04/2000	11/06/2000	$100	$100	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	1509 A	10/04/2000	11/06/2000	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202312476

Event: 03/27/2000

Employee Injured Using Chipper

Employee #1 had trimmed some branches from a tree and was feeding them into a wood chipper. Employee #1 was wearing leather gloves at the time to protect his hands from the sharp edges of the branches. One of the branches had just gotten caught by the chipper and was being pulled in, when the branch snagged Employee #1's right glove. The force of the pull was such that Employee #1 could not break loose or get the glove off of his hand. Employee #1's arm and hand were pulled into the chipper rollers and he was able to pull over to the right side of the chipper, farthest from the chippers teeth. The chipper ripped off Employee #1's index finger and part of his glove. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, CHIPPER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119637080			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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