Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313784605 - Goodman Yardworks

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 313784605

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 08/25/2010

Site Address:
Goodman Yardworks
31665 Hilliard Road
Westlake, OH 44145

Mailing Address:
14727 Wheeler Road, Lagrange, OH 44050

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/25/2010

Emphasis: L:Logging

Case Closed: 02/25/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102106663
Referral	202101424	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202089355

Event: 08/24/2010

Employee Is Struck and Killed by Falling Tree

At approximately 9:10 a.m. on August 24, 2010, Employee #1, a 42-year-old English-speaking White male who had been employed in the landscaping industry for 10 years, was cutting down trees on a golf course in Westlake, Ohio. Employee #1 was operating a Stihl chainsaw to cut down a tree, while his coworker was operating a Case skid steer loader, with the forks raised approximately 20 feet to support it. Employee #1 was cutting at the base of a tree, when the chainsaw cut through the base and kicked out. Apparently, a 50-foot-tall tree struck Employee #1 and toppled the skid steer. Employee #1 sustained major head trauma and was immediately killed. The coworker was not injured and did not witness the tree strike. Weather conditions were clear and sunny. The ground around the tree was soft from recent rain.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, CHAIN SAW, TREE, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313784605			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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