Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1529557.015 - Aaa Tree Experts, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Jacksonville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1529557.015

Report ID: 0419700

Date Opened: 05/07/2021

Site Address:
Aaa Tree Experts, Inc.
5438 Pedrick Crossing Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32317

Mailing Address:
3610-1 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32303

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/21/2021

Emphasis: L:Fall, L:Landscpe

Case Closed: 01/17/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1765544

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$13,653	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,653
Current Penalty	$8,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,200
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	5A0001	11/03/2021	12/01/2021	$8,200	$13,653	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135416.015

Event: 05/07/2021

Employee is killed when tree falls

At 12:29 p.m. on May 7, 2021, an employee and his coworkers were felling a dead, 60 foot, 13 inch diameter, pine tree on a residential property. The employee climbed to the tree top, put a rope around the top, climbed down, cut the bed, and let his coworkers know he was ready to cut to the tree. The employee asked his coworkers to pull the rope as he was making the back cut with a Stihl chainsaw at 35 feet 9 inches. The employee was starting to cut and the coworkers on the ground were pulling the rope when the tree fell with the employee in it. The coworkers called for emergency services and started CPR on the employee. The employee was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Chain Saw, Falling Object, Tree Climbing System, Tree Felling

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1529557.015	50	M	Fatality

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