Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1255435.015 - North Suburban Tree Service, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1255435.015

Report ID: 0317500

Date Opened: 08/16/2017

Site Address:
North Suburban Tree Service, Inc
Pa Turnpike Eastbound
Gibsonia, PA 15044

Mailing Address:
1102 Middlesex Street, Gibsonia, PA 15044

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/16/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/15/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1253553	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$6,338	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,338
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$3,169	$0	$3,169
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	19100266 H05 VIII	09/27/2017	10/17/2017	$3,169	$6,338	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 98225.015

Event: 08/14/2017

Worker in log skidder injured when vehicle rolls down hill

At 2:45 p.m. on August 14, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a tree services company, was working at the site of a multiemployer highway widening project. He was operating a grapple log skidder to move felled trees to a chipper. The skidder rolled down a hillside with Employee #1 in the skidder cab. The skidder came to rest at the bottom of the hillside and partially on the highway. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple skull fractures and a fracture of the T3 vertebra.

Keywords: Construction, Construction vehicle, Driver, Fracture, Highway, Highway Shoulder, Roll-Over, Skidder, Skull, Vertebra

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1255435.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers

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