Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2569986 - Lower Sondran Desert Palm Tree Service

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

Inspection Nr: 2569986

Report ID: 0950411

Date Opened: 11/26/1985

Site Address:
Lower Sondran Desert Palm Tree Service
707 North Alvernon
Tucson, AZ 85711

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/04/1985

Emphasis: L:Agric

Case Closed: 12/04/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360578710

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14565667

Event: 11/23/1985

CAUGHT BETWEEN TREE AND FALLING PALM FRONDS.

ON NOVEMBER 23, 1985 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PRUNING AND TRIMMING A PALM TREE. HE WAS AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET, USING A SAFETY BELT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE TREE, AND HE HAD CLIMBING SPIKES ON HIS SHOES. HE WAS UNDER A BUNCH OF ROTTED AND DRIED-UP PALM FRONDS THAT WERE NOT WELL SECURED TO THE TREE. APPARENTLY, HIS ACTIVITY AROUND THESE FRONDS CAUSED SEVERAL HUNDRED POUNDS OF FRONDS TO COLLAPSE AROUND HIM AND PIN HIM IN A BACKWARD POSITION TO THE TREE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FREED HIM IN ABOUT 22 MINUTES AND TRANSPORTED HIM TO THE TUCSON MEDICAL CENTER. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM EMPLOYEE #1 DIED OF CARDIAC ARREST, APPARENTLY CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, PALM TREE, PINNED, SAFETY BELT, CARDIAC ARREST, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2569986			Fatality	Other	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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