Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1322258.015 - Asplundh Tree, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1322258.015

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 06/13/2018

Site Address:
Asplundh Tree, Llc
1934 Stratford Way
Columbus, OH 43219

Mailing Address:
12488 Lancaster Street, Millersport, OH 43046

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/13/2018

Emphasis: P:Fall, L:Fall

Case Closed: 10/05/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1345674	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 106432.015

Event: 06/06/2018

Employee suffers fractures in fall from tree

At 4:15 p.m. on June 6, 2018, Employee #1 was part of a tree trimming crew. The crew received a trouble ticket from the utility company that there was a power outage. The outage occurred in the back yard of a residential home where other tree trimmers had started to remove several trees. After conducting an inspection of the area and the tree, the employee climbed a tree and began clearing the transformer, clearing vines from the top of the trees, and cutting the top of the tree that he was climbing. As he descended from the tree and was getting close to the ground, the tree started to fall. Employee #1 came straight down and landed on both feet, suffering a fracture to his right foot and a broken vertebrae. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Tree Trimming, Vertebra

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1322258.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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