Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1510684.015 - Rodneys Landscaping Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Long Island Area Office
Site Address:
Rodneys Landscaping Llc
6 Blue Bird Lane
Huntington, NY 11743
Mailing Address:
996 Jerusalem Ave, Uniondale, NY 11553
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/14/2021
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/13/2024
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 1722076 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
Current Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $15,214 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,214 |
Current Penalty | $10,008 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,008 |
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 | 07/14/2021 | 08/02/2021 | $3,004 | $4,096 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100030 A01 | 07/14/2021 | 08/02/2021 | $2,000 | $4,096 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100135 A01 | 07/14/2021 | 07/21/2021 | $2,000 | $2,926 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100140 C13 I | 07/14/2021 | 08/02/2021 | $3,004 | $4,096 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 2:00 p.m. on January 18, 2021, an employee was up in a tree and had just finished cutting a 2 foot by 3 foot branch. The employee was tied off on the same branch the ground crew was using as an anchor and rigging point to lower the cut branch to the ground. The branch broke, hitting the employee in the head causing him to fall approximately 40 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained traumatic head injuries and was killed.
Keywords: Anchor, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall Protection, Hard Hat, Head, Landscaper, Landscaping, Rigging, Skull, Struck By, Training, Tree, Tree Climbing System, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming, Untrained
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1510684.015 | 51 | M | Fatality | Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm |