Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125489153 - Rare Earth Landscapes

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office

Inspection Nr: 125489153

Report ID: 0950611

Date Opened: 08/17/1998

Site Address:
Rare Earth Landscapes
278 Amber Drive
San Francisco, CA 94131

Mailing Address:
2130 - 23rd St.Attn:Elliot Golinger, San Francisco, CA 94107

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0781

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/04/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/05/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361403793

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3427 A04	09/10/1998	09/15/1998	$50	$50	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	342 A	09/10/1998	09/15/1998	$100	$100	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170381362

Event: 07/09/1998

Employee's hip fractured in fall when tree limb breaks

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on July 9, 1998, Employee #1, a gardener for Rare Earth Landscapes in San Francisco, was removing dead wood from a tree growing out of the sidewalk. Rather than use a stepladder, Employee #1 chose to climb the tree to trim it. Before ascending the tree, he inspected the 8 in. diameter branch he would climb on, shaking it to test its strength. He then climbed the tree and stood on the branch, about 2 ft from where it intersected the trunk. He had been clipping wood with a pair of 5 in. clippers for about five minutes when, suddenly and without warning, the branch snapped and he fell 4 1/2 ft to the sidewalk. Employee #1 suffered a fractured right hip and wrist. His employer heard the commotion and called paramedics, who transported Employee #1 to San Francisco General Hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE LIMB, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, TREE, FALL, HIP, TREE TRIMMING, UNSTABLE POSITION, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125489153			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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