Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300645199 - Utility Line Maintenance

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300645199

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 07/30/1997

Site Address:
Utility Line Maintenance
Hwy 84 W
Whigham, GA 31797

Mailing Address:
1696 N. Ga. Hwy 16, Whitesburg, GA 30185

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/31/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/08/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100900323

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5					5
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$24,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$24,300
Current Penalty	$19,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,800
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	10/01/1997	10/14/1997	$4,500	$4,500	$0	11/05/1997	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100135 A01	10/01/1997	10/14/1997	$6,300	$6,300	$0	11/05/1997	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100135 A02	10/01/1997	10/14/1997	$0	$0	$0	11/05/1997	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19100269 A02 I	10/01/1997	10/14/1997	$4,500	$4,500	$0	11/05/1997	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19100269 B01 I	10/01/1997	10/14/1997	$0	$4,500	$0	11/05/1997	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
6.	01005	Serious	19100269 C	10/01/1997	10/14/1997	$4,500	$4,500	$0	11/05/1997	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 100900323

Event: 07/29/1997

Employee killed when struck by falling tree limb

Employee #1, age 18, and coworkers were pulling and stacking limbs that were being cut and dropped by an aerial lift bucket operator approximately 40 ft above them. The bucket operator cut an approximately 10 lb, 19 1/2 in. long by 6 in. diameter limb and dropped it to the ground. The limb struck Employee #1 on the right side of his head, knocking him over. He was transported to Tallahassee Hospital in Tallahassee, FL , where he was pronounced dead. Employee #1 was not wearing a hard hat. The bucket operator was not aware that Employee #1 was working under the bucket.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, HARD HAT, TREE LIMB, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FALLING OBJECT, COMMUNICATION, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300645199			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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