Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307567446 - Antietam Tree Service Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 307567446

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 05/17/2004

Site Address:
Antietam Tree Service Inc
2134 Dixon Road
Frederick, MD 21704

Mailing Address:
405 North Burhans Boulevard, Hagerstown, MD 21740

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 113310/Logging

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/01/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/08/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102356128

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$1,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,200
Current Penalty	$600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$600
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.	01001A	Serious	19100266 D01 IV	07/14/2004	07/19/2004	$600	$1,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100266 I07 I	07/14/2004	08/16/2004	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02001	Other	19100266 I10 I	07/14/2004	08/16/2004	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202354247

Event: 05/17/2004

Employee is injured when struck by falling tree

Employee #1 was felling a tree when it became hung up in another tree. He attempted to free the tree by undercutting it from the ground. When he cut through the tree, the upper half kicked back and became lodged against the boom of a boom truck. The lower half fell to the ground and rolled over onto the employee. He suffered fractures to his arm, chest, and both legs, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: CHEST, KICK BACK, FRACTURE, TREE FELLING, TREE, TREE SECTION, STRUCK BY, ARM, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307567446			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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