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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1415099.015 - The Tree Company, Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Bridgeport Area Office
Site Address:
The Tree Company, Llc
4 Currier Place
Cheshire, CT 06408
Mailing Address:
642 Route 148, Killingworth, CT 06419
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/12/2019
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/18/2020
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1475812 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $3,789 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,789 |
| Current Penalty | $2,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 12/18/2019 | 01/22/2020 | $2,500 | $3,789 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 10:00 a.m. on July 12, 2019, the employee, a qualified arborist, was tasked with removing limbs from a tree when an anchor point failed. The employee set the friction rings at the high points, ran the rope through the rings down to the limb where he was going to cut. One end of the rope was tied off to the branch that was to be cut. The other end of the rope was wrapped around a port-o-wrap. The employee begin to cut the dead branch but instead of being able to lower it to the ground, the cut branch got hang up on the live branch below. The employee brought the bucket over, under the anchor point, to take the weight off the ropes in hopes of jiggling the tied branch off. The live branch failed, pinning the employee in the bucket. The employee was admitted and treated at the hospital for serious injuries including broken ribs, a fractured scapula, creek bone, a crack in the lower eye socket and cervical facture.
Keywords: Abrasion, Arborist, Back, Broken, Broken Bone, Bucket , Contusion, Cut, Eye, Face, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Laceration, Landscaper, Landscaping, Operator, Pinned, Rib, Ring, Rope, Shoulder Bone, Trapped, Tree, Tree Felling, Tree Limb
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1415099.015 | 42 | M | Hospitalized injury | Aerial Lift Operator |