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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 313027500 - Dm Maintenance Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office
Site Address:
Dm Maintenance Llc
1417 Toulouse Circle
Monroe, LA 71201
Mailing Address:
1815 Toulouse Circle, Monroe, LA 71201
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0782
NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/28/2009
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/01/2014
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100559277 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $2,100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,100 |
| Current Penalty | $2,100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,100 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100135 A01 | 03/22/2010 | 03/30/2010 | $2,100 | $2,100 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At 2:30 p.m. on October 2, 2009, Employee #1, a laborer, was assisting with the felling of a 35-foot Pin oak tree. The tree was the fourth one being removed, for cosmetic purposes, on two 65-foot by 125-foot vacant lots in a new subdivision. The tree was located 10 feet from and leaning towards a wooden fence. Employee #2 attached a chain to the tree, at 10 feet to 12 feet above the ground, and secured it to another tree 16 feet away to help guide the tree in a westerly direction, away from the wooden fence. Employee #3 started to cut the tree, and as Employee #2 was standing on the north side of the rope, Employee #1 approached from the south side to assist with rope pulling. Employees #1 and #2 pulled on the rope until the tree started to fall. As Employee #1 started to run in the westerly direction to escape the falling tree, a section of the tree struck him on the head and rendered him unconscious. Someone called emergency response after Employee #1 failed to awaken, and Employee #1 was transported to St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, LA. He remained in a coma until he died on October 21, 2009.
Keywords: CHAIN, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, TREE FELLING, TREE, STRUCK BY
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 313027500 | Fatality | Fracture | Laborers, except construction |