Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303983217 - M Of Tallahassee, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Jacksonville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303983217

Report ID: 0419700

Date Opened: 02/06/2001

Site Address:
M Of Tallahassee, Inc.
Southwood Subdivision - Southwood Farm Road
Tallahassee, FL 32302

Mailing Address:
4223 Capital Circle Nw, Tallahassee, FL 32303

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/28/2001

Emphasis: L:Flcare, N:Trench, S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 06/13/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101351435

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$5,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,700
Current Penalty	$3,420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,420
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	19100212 B	05/01/2001	05/04/2001	$900	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260604 A02	05/01/2001	07/25/2001	$2,520	$4,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19100022 D01	05/01/2001	05/04/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02002A	Other	19101200 E01	05/01/2001	05/04/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	02002B	Other	19101200 F05 I	05/01/2001	05/04/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	02002C	Other	19101200 H01	05/01/2001	05/11/2001	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201351293

Event: 02/05/2001

Employee killed by falling tree on excavator cab

An employee was using a Caterpillar Excavator, Model 330L, to push down a tree that was approximately 60 ft tall with a trunk diameter of approximately 29 in. The tree that was being pushed down had its root system intermingled with the root system of a second tree next to it. The second tree was approximately 70 ft tall with a trunk diameter of approximately 26 in. As the employee pushed the first tree away from him, the intermingled root systems caused the second tree beside it to fall toward the employee. The second tree fell onto the cab of the excavator, crushing the employee in the cab. The employee may have died from asphyxia rather than from the force of the falling tree. This excavator was designed primarily to excavate dirt, rather than for site clearing or logging activities. The cab of the excavator had 1.6 mm steel plate in the roof section and 1.4 mm steel plate on the side panels. The cab was not equipped with either a falling object protective structure, or a rollover protective structure.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CRUSHED, TREE, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303983217			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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