Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120556329 - Johnson'S Tree & Landscaping

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Gray Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 120556329

Report ID: 0454716

Date Opened: 08/04/1995

Site Address:
Johnson'S Tree & Landscaping
East End Of Main Street
Elizabethton, TN 37643

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 122, Roan Mountain, TN 37687

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/04/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/04/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361014319

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 978288

Event: 08/02/1995

Employee killed in fall from tree

At about 11:30 a.m. on August 2, 1995, Employee #1 was trimming limbs from an approximately 20 ft high tree. He failed to disconnect himself from the tie-off rope before cutting off a limb and was thrown to the ground. He was killed when he struck his head on a limb.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE LIMB, ROPE, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120556329			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Forestry workers, except logging

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