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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120142773 - Richard'S Tree Service
Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office
Site Address:
Richard'S Tree Service
1235 Oswald Rd.
Yuba City, CA 95991
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0783
NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/23/2003
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/24/2006
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361730401 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $150 | $0 | $150 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $150 | $0 | $150 |
| 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 | 342 A | 04/02/2003 | 04/07/2003 | $150 | $150 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At about 10:00 a.m. on October 22, 2002, Employee #1 and a coworker, a foreman and a cutter, were trimming trees. Employee #1 was on the ground feeding brush into a chopper when the coworker was cutting a limb from a digger pine that was being pieced out. Employee #1 was aware that the coworker was cutting the limb but he took his eye off him at the critical moment when the limb was to fall. Instead of cutting clean through the stalling of the saw, the coworker left some holding wood on the bottom of the cut. As a result, the coworker's saw stalled out causing the limb to swing down in an arc rather than fall straight down as planned. The limb struck Employee #1, causing a concussion and a back vertebrae fracture. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
Keywords: BRUSH CHIPPER, FRACTURE, LIMBING, SAW, BACK, TREE, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, VERTEBRA, TREE TRIMMING
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120142773 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Occupation not reported |