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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 2840965 - Pleasent Excavating Company Incorporated
Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Pleasent Excavating Company Incorporated
White Ford Road
Rockville, MD 20854
Mailing Address:
24024 Frederick Road, Clarksburg, MD 20871
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1611
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/19/1985
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/08/1986
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360746671 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $340 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $340 |
| Current Penalty | $340 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $340 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 01/14/1986 | 01/16/1986 | $340 | $340 | $0 | 02/05/1986 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was working at the top of a grade, cutting up trees that had been pushed over by a loader. A logger was at the bottom of the grade felling a tree that was over 100 ft tall. The logger did not know that Employee #1 was in the path of the falling tree until it was too late to warn him. Employee #1 was struck by the falling tree and killed.
Keywords: TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TREE, STRUCK BY, COMMUNICATION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2840965 | Fatality | Concussion | Timber cutting and logging occupations |