Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1495428.015 - Treesmiths Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1495428.015

Report ID: 0316700

Date Opened: 10/02/2020

Site Address:
Treesmiths Inc
875 Jay Street
Lebanon, PA 17046

Mailing Address:
1138 Route 502, Moscow, PA 18444

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/30/2021

Emphasis: L:Treetrim

Case Closed: 05/07/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1667372	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$13,653	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,653
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100269 R08	03/30/2021	04/16/2021	$0	$13,653	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 131105.015

Event: 09/30/2020

Employee sustains multiple fractures in fall from tree

At 12:30 p.m. on September 30, 2020, an employee working for a tree care service was climbing a tree. The employee did not consider that he would not have the ability to detach his climbing line from his climbing lanyard once aloft due to the significant size of the tree trunk. At this point, the employee made a decision to detach his climbing lanyard from the left side of his climbing saddle leaving him unsecured to the tree. The employee intended to reposition the lanyard from the main trunk to one of the three leads above the first tree crotch. As the employee attempted to reposition the lanyard above the crotch, while simultaneously attempting to maintain his grip on the trunk, his hands slipped causing him to fall 32 feet to the ground. The employee fractured his femur, ankle, wrist, pelvis, and sustained minor compression fractures to his spine, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing, Climbing Line, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ground, Hand, Lifeline, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Slip, Tree, Tree Climber, Tree Climbing System, Tree Section, Tree Worker's Saddle, Unsafe Position, Unsecured

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1495428.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Timber cutting and logging occupations

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