Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126212141 - Arbor Tree Surgery

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

Inspection Nr: 126212141

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 04/20/1998

Site Address:
Arbor Tree Surgery
1610 Arbor Road
Templeton, CA 93465

Mailing Address:
802 Paso Robles St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93446

Union Status: Union

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/08/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/02/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362151359

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$450	$0	$450
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	3648 I	05/20/1998	05/24/1998	$0	$450	$0	06/08/1998	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201091592

Event: 04/16/1998

EMPLOYEE FELL WHEN AERIAL LIFT OVERTURNED

A line-clearance tree trimmer was using an aerial lift mounted on an International 1600 truck, pruning trees from an overhead power line. The outriggers on the aerial lift were down, and the right outrigger was on an 850-millimeter by 380-millimeter by 75-millimeter block of wood. The truck was facing down a slope of about 10 to 15 degrees. The emergency brake was set, and the truck was chocked. The tree trimmer had just finished trimming a tree and, with the boom extended, he lowered himself to get a cut branch out of the tree. As he stopped, the truck overturned, and the employee fell to the ground with the boom. The employee was hospitalized for injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, OUTRIGGER, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126212141			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Forestry workers, except logging

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