Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1616620.015 - 152593 - Barnes Brothers Tree Service, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 1616620.015

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 08/20/2022

Site Address:
152593 - Barnes Brothers Tree Service, Llc
232 Wood River Rd
West End, NC 27376

Mailing Address:
Po Box 485, Southern Pines, NC 28388

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/28/2023

Emphasis: S:Logging

Case Closed: 02/22/2024

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1937147

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$14,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,500
Current Penalty	$14,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,500
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	95.129(01)	02/20/2023	02/28/2023	$4,350	$4,350	$0	Z - Issued
2.	01002	Serious	95.129(01)	02/20/2023	02/28/2023	$4,350	$4,350	$0	Z - Issued
3.	01003	Serious	19100132 A	02/20/2023	02/28/2023	$2,900	$2,900	$0	Z - Issued
4.	01004	Serious	19100135 A01	02/20/2023	02/28/2023	$2,900	$2,900	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 149068.015

Event: 08/20/2022

Employee Is Killed When Struck By Falling Tree Branch

At 12:00 a.m. on August 20, 2022, an employee was working on the ground as part of a landscaping crew. A coworker was working up in a tree that he was in the process of topping. When the coworker completed his final cut, the branch fell and struck the employee working below the tree. The employee sustained a head fracture and was killed.

Keywords: Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Landscaper, Landscaping, Struck By, Traumatic, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1616620.015	26	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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