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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 119892107 - Kirkpatrick Landscaping Services Inc
Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office
Site Address:
Kirkpatrick Landscaping Services Inc
41-500 Monterey Avenue
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Mailing Address:
43752 North Jackson Street, Indio, CA 92202
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0781
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/09/1994
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/07/2000
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362233074 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $225 | $0 | $5,225 |
| Current Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| 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 | Other | 3646 B | 01/26/1995 | 01/26/1995 | $0 | $225 | $0 | 02/27/1995 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 3648 O | 01/26/1995 | 01/26/1995 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 02/27/1995 | W - Empr Withdrew |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 11:00 a.m. on November 21, 1994, Employee #1, of Kirkpatrick Landscaping Services, Inc., was removing oleander bushes from an area next to a fence. He was the supervisor of a crew that had been assigned to dig around the roots of the bushes, remove the plants, and haul them to the other side of the fence for disposal. A coworker had gone up in the basket of an aerial device that was normally used to trim trees to use the boom to pull out a bush. Lanyards were hooked together and attached to the boom and to the bush. Employee #1, deciding that he would go up in the basket and do the work himself, called the coworker to come down. He got into the basket, went back up above the bush, and started to pull it from the ground using the boom of the aerial device. One of the lanyards broke, causing the boom to react because of the strain that had been placed on it. Employee #1 was ejected from the basket and thrown over the fence, falling approximately 25 ft. He received serious head injuries and was hospitalized.
Keywords: EJECTED, HEAD, BOOM, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, AERIAL LIFT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 119892107 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported |