Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125948174 - Procare Tree Service Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 125948174

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 06/14/2005

Site Address:
Procare Tree Service Inc
3030 Redhill Ave
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Mailing Address:
1446 East Hill St, Signal Hill, CA 90755

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/12/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/31/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101140994

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,300	$0	$5,300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,300	$0	$5,300
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	342 A	09/12/2005	09/15/2005	$5,000	$5,000	$0	10/07/2005	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3421 C	09/12/2005	09/15/2005	$300	$300	$0	10/07/2005	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201146776

Event: 03/12/2005

Employee Is Injured When Struck by Falling Tree Limb

On March 12, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were feeding limbs and brush into a chipper away from the designated trimming area. Other employees were trimming trees at a height of approximately 30 to 40 feet. As one of the other employees made a cut, Employee #1 wandered into the drop zone and was struck on top of the head by the falling limb. He lost consciousness and was transported to a hospital where he underwent surgery and remained hospitalized. Employee #1 was wearing a hard hat at the time of the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, TREE LIMB, TREE, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125948174			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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