Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1530696.015 - Searles Excavation Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Augusta Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1530696.015

Report ID: 0111100

Date Opened: 05/13/2021

Site Address:
Searles Excavation Inc.
86 Keoka Beach Trail
Waterford, ME 04088

Mailing Address:
25 Main Street, Harrison, ME 04040

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/13/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/22/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1767091

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$12,288	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,288
Current Penalty	$9,216	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,216
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100132 A	09/10/2021	09/20/2021	$3,072	$4,096	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 F01	09/10/2021	09/16/2021	$3,072	$4,096	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100135 A01	09/10/2021	09/16/2021	$3,072	$4,096	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 136168.015

Event: 05/12/2021

Employee is killed when struck by falling branch

At 2:30 p.m. on May 12, 2021, an employee worked to fell a red oak tree. At some point, a five-inch diameter branch sheared off and fell approximately thirty-five feet onto the employee's head. The employee received a crush injury to the skull and was killed.

Keywords: Crushed, Falling Object, Head, Skull, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling, Tree Limb, Tree Shear

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1530696.015	51	M	Fatality		Construction laborers

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