Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1409763.015 - Nationwide Tree Service, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 1409763.015

Report ID: 0352430

Date Opened: 06/20/2019

Site Address:
Nationwide Tree Service, Llc
10016 Harford Road
Parkville, MD 21234

Mailing Address:
8305 Ventnor Rd, Pasadena, MD 21122

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/05/2019

Emphasis: S:Tree

Case Closed: 10/02/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1467982

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$5,450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,450
Current Penalty	$3,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,300
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	Serious	05-104(A)	08/20/2019	08/28/2019	$1,659	$2,725	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	09.12.28.07(C)(6)	08/20/2019	09/23/2019	$1,641	$2,725	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 117334.015

Event: 06/20/2019

Employee amputates left arm after being pulled into chipper

At 11:15 a.m. on June 20, 2019, an employee was feeding a large branch into a wood chipper when he caught his leg in a ground rope which was caught by the chipper. The employee was pulled into the chipper resulting in his left arm being amputated and requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Brush Chipper, Caught In, Chipper, Entangled, Leg, Machine operator, Rope, Tree, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1409763.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Chipper Operator

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