Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123942815 - Arbor Tree Surgery

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 123942815

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 06/17/1992

Site Address:
Arbor Tree Surgery
Wentworth Springs Road
Georgetown, CA 95634

Mailing Address:
3037 Grass Valley Hwy., #8126, Auburn, CA 95603

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/23/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/23/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361334865

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170717862

Event: 06/09/1992

TREE TRIMMER BREAKS LEG IN FALL FROM TREE

The supervisor of a tree service company was trimming trees along a road. The employee climbed up into a small 200-millimeter-diameter cedar tree to a height of about 6.1 meters. He had climbed to an area where the tree had been previously topped. Several of the upper limbs had grown vertically to form multiple tops. Using his flip line to climb the tree, he placed it about one of the vertical branches while he prepared the climbing line to tie into the tree. The vertical limb bent over, causing the flip line to climb over the top of the limb and drop the employee to the ground. He fractured his left leg in the fall and was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TREE TRIMMING, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123942815			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Forestry workers, except logging

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