Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126181312 - Davey Tree

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 126181312

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 10/29/2001

Site Address:
Davey Tree
5168 Squires Dr.
Oxnard, CA 93030

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 5015, Livermore, CA 94551

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/29/2001

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 08/17/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101091114

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$560	$0	$560
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$375	$0	$375
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	342 A	02/28/2002	04/02/2002	$375	$375	$0	03/13/2002	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3421 J	02/28/2002	04/02/2002	$0	$185	$0	03/13/2002	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201095023

Event: 10/20/2001

Employee Sustains Fracture in Fall While Tree Trimming

On October 20, 2001, a tree service company was contacted by Southern California Edison to trim tree limbs away from power lines. The company was responding to a "smoldering tree" call in which the tips of branches from a tree were touching power lines, causing the branches to smoke. A supervisor was working from an aerial bucket. When he was unable to reach all the limbs of one tree from the bucket, he exited the bucket and climbed onto the tree. He then tied himself off with two lines, a buck line and a high line. The supervisor had to reposition himself on the tree, so he released one of the lines. He was resecuring it when the limb snapped. The supervisor fell approximately 15 feet to the ground. He was taken to St. John's Hospital with a fractured wrist and a bruised shoulder.

Keywords: FRACTURE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, TREE LIMB, E PTD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126181312			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, related agricultural occupations

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