Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1208134.015 - Penn Line Service, Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1208134.015

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 02/06/2017

Site Address:
Penn Line Service, Incorporated
39 Breezy Acres Lane
Monroe Township, PA 17870

Mailing Address:
300 Scottdale Avenue, Scottdale, PA 15683

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/06/2017

Emphasis: L:Treetrim

Case Closed: 07/20/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1179351	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 92891.015

Event: 02/02/2017

Employee falls from tree and fractures vertebrae

At 1:50 p.m. on February 2, 2017, an employee was trimming tree tops from a maple tree and a hickory tree. The employee was descending from a tree when the tree broke below the rope anchorage point. The employee fell approximately fourteen feet. The employee landed on a chain saw and the ground. The employee sustained a fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: Chain Saw, Fall, Fracture, Tree Trimming, Vertebra

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1208134.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical Power-Line

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