Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1559418.015 - Asplundh Tree Experts, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1559418.015

Report ID: 0317000

Date Opened: 09/23/2021

Site Address:
Asplundh Tree Experts, Llc
918 Winding Lane
Media, PA 19063

Mailing Address:
575 Virginia Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/23/2021

Emphasis: L:Treetrim

Case Closed: 04/01/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1814946	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 140394.015

Event: 09/22/2021

Employee amputates finger when caught in rope lowering tree

At 1:00 p.m. on September 22, 2021, an employee working for a landscaping service was cutting a tree limb. He finished cutting the limb and began lowering it down when he caught his index finger in the rope. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Distracted, Finger, Hand Tool, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Landscaper, Landscaping, Rope, Traumatic Amputation, Tree, Tree Branch, Tree Care, Tree Limb, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1559418.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury

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