Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303936314 - Southern Heritage Enterprises, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303936314

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 11/26/2001

Site Address:
Southern Heritage Enterprises, Inc.
Lot 5, Carriage Path
Smyrna, GA 30082

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1159, Powder Springs, GA 30127

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/09/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/29/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100201375

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	3			1		4
Initial Penalty	$10,850	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,850
Current Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	02/14/2002	02/27/2002	$3,500	$4,900	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19260020 B01	02/14/2002	03/13/2002	$300	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19260021 B02	02/13/2002	02/26/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01003A	Serious	19260095 A	02/14/2002	02/27/2002	$200	$2,450	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01003B	Serious	19260100 A	02/14/2002	02/27/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	01003C	Serious	19260102 A01	02/14/2002	03/13/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	02001	Other	19260050 D01	02/14/2002	02/27/2002	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200201580

Event: 11/26/2001

Employee killed when struck by falling tree trunk

At 1:38 p.m. on November 26, 2001, Employee #1 was sawing felled trees into logs as part of a land clearing operation in Smyrna, Georgia. 70 feet away, a coworker was using a bulldozer to push over an 86-ft tall dead tree. As the dead tree started to fall forward, the top portion of the tree twisted, broke off, and fell backwards, striking Employee #1, and killing him.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, SAW, TREE, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303936314			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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