Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310297965 - E & V Landscape Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 310297965

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 05/28/2009

Site Address:
E & V Landscape Inc
2736 W Lincoln
Anaheim, CA 92801

Mailing Address:
2711 Wilson Ave, Orange, CA 92867

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/28/2009

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/04/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102585551

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202550174

Event: 01/30/2009

Employee Fractures Legs in Fall from Tree

On January 30, 2009, Employee #1 was trimming a 40-ft palm tree, while wearing climbing spurs and a climbing belt. Employee #1 climbed to the fronds at the top of the tree and tied off to the base of a section of fronds. Employee #1 began trimming off fronds using a chain saw. He accidentally cut some fronds in the section he was tied off to. When they began to fall from the tree, his rope slipped free of the bundle he was tied off to. He slipped down the tree trunk until the fronds came completely free of the base, at which point he fell the rest of the way to the ground, landing in some low hedges next to the tree. Employee #1 was taken to a local medical center by paramedics. Employee #1 fractured his legs.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CHAIN SAW, TREE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF, TREE TRIMMING, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310297965			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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