Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300384443 - Tri-County Private Industry Council, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300384443

Report ID: 0317500

Date Opened: 06/22/1998

Site Address:
Tri-County Private Industry Council, Inc.
1446 Kittanning Pike
Karns City, PA 16041

Mailing Address:
121 Sunnyview Circle, Suite 121, Butler, PA 16001

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7363

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/25/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/12/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361948870

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6			2		8
Current Violations	6			2		8
Initial Penalty	$25,650	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,650
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Contest	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100266 D01 V	09/16/1998	09/21/1998	$0	$3,150	$0	10/16/1998	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002A	Serious	19100266 D06 I	09/16/1998	09/21/1998	$0	$4,500	$0	10/16/1998	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01002B	Serious	19100266 D06 II	09/16/1998	09/21/1998	$0	$0	$0	10/16/1998	J - ALJ Decision
4.	01002C	Serious	19100266 D06 II	09/16/1998	09/21/1998	$0	$0	$0	10/16/1998	J - ALJ Decision
5.	01002D	Serious	19100266 H01 IV	09/16/1998	09/21/1998	$0	$0	$0	10/16/1998	J - ALJ Decision
6.	01002E	Serious	19100266 H02 I	09/16/1998	09/21/1998	$0	$0	$0	10/16/1998	J - ALJ Decision
7.	01003	Serious	19100266 E01 IIH	09/16/1998	09/21/1998	$0	$4,500	$0	10/16/1998	J - ALJ Decision
8.	01004	Serious	19100266 E02 VII	09/16/1998	09/21/1998	$0	$4,500	$0	10/16/1998	J - ALJ Decision
9.	01005	Serious	19100266 H01	09/16/1998	09/21/1998	$0	$4,500	$0	10/16/1998	J - ALJ Decision
10.	01006A	Serious	19100266 H01 II	09/16/1998	09/21/1998	$0	$4,500	$0	10/16/1998	J - ALJ Decision
11.	01006B	Serious	19100266 I05 IV	09/16/1998	09/21/1998	$0	$0	$0	10/16/1998	J - ALJ Decision
12.	01006C	Serious	19100266 I06	09/16/1998	09/21/1998	$0	$0	$0	10/16/1998	J - ALJ Decision
13.	02001	Other	19100266 I10	09/16/1998	09/21/1998	$0	$0	$0	10/16/1998	J - ALJ Decision
14.	02002	Other	19100266 I07	09/16/1998	09/21/1998	$0	$0	$0	10/16/1998	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14242267

Event: 06/19/1998

Employee killed when struck by limb of falling tree

Employee #1 and a coworker, both aged 18, were felling trees. The coworker was cutting down an approximately 80 ft tall dead oak tree when it twisted and failed to land as planned. Instead, as the tree fell, one of its branches struck Employee #1 on the head, killing him. Employee #1 was wearing his hard hat.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, WORK RULES, INEXPERIENCE, TREE, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300384443			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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