Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1287819.015 - Timberwolfe Tree Service And Defensible Space, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 1287819.015

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 01/12/2018

Site Address:
Timberwolfe Tree Service And Defensible Space, Inc
15501 Archery View
Truckee, CA 96161

Mailing Address:
15444 Archery View, Truckee, CA 96161

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/22/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/26/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1283434

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 102219.015

Event: 11/08/2017

Tree care worker fractures heel in fall from tree

At 9:30 a.m. on November 8, 2017, an employee was working for a landscaping service. He was up in a tree. He was cutting down the section of the trunk that remained. He was using a chain saw to cut a branch off the side of the trunk. As he cut in a downward motion, he inadvertently cut both his flip line and climbing line. He fell approximately 12.2 meters (40 feet). He landed on an asphalt surface. He sustained a fractured heel on his left foot. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Chain Saw, Fall, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Tree, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1287819.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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