Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301138145 - Sycamore Landscaping Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 301138145

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 10/28/2003

Site Address:
Sycamore Landscaping Corporation
1400 E. 14th Street
San Leandro, CA 94545

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 2279, Walnut Creek, CA 94595

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/03/2004

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 03/27/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361625619

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$15,635	$0	$0	$5,335	$0	$20,970
Current Penalty	$12,600	$0	$0	$335	$0	$12,935
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	342 A	03/04/2004	03/09/2004	$0	$5,000	$0	04/02/2004	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	3421 A	03/04/2004	04/06/2004	$335	$335	$0	04/02/2004	J - ALJ Decision
3.	02001	Serious	3421 B	03/04/2004	04/06/2004	$0	$3,035	$0	04/02/2004	D - Govt Dismissed
4.	03001	Serious	3427 A02	03/04/2004	04/06/2004	$12,600	$12,600	$0	04/02/2004	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201504388

Event: 10/24/2003

Employee injured after falling from a tree

At approximately 9:45 a.m. on October 24, 2003, Employee #1 was pruning trees. The employee climbed up a sycamore tree, and prior to tying-off, he fell off the tree. He fell approximately 13 ft unto a concrete sidewalk. The employee sustained fractures to his right elbow, a right rib, and punctured his right lung. Employee#1 was transported by ambulance to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, California, where he was hospitalized and treated. OSHA concluded that the employee was neither a qualified tree worker nor a qualified tree worker apprentice and that the employee was working unsupervised. The primary cause of the injury was determined to be failure to tie-off taut the climbing rope. The employee had worked for the employer for three to four months and was only given basic training in tree work practices.

Keywords: TREE PRUNER, FRACTURE, LUNG, TREE, RIB, FALL, ELBOW, TIE-OFF, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301138145			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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