Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314325382 - John Charles Traverso Dba Traverso Tree Service

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 314325382

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 11/15/2010

Site Address:
John Charles Traverso Dba Traverso Tree Service
Greenbelt Between Snowberry Ct. And Red Maple Ct.
Concord, CA 94521

Mailing Address:
3354 Freeman Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94595

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/05/2011

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 08/31/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102413390

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$25,000	$0	$0	$550	$0	$25,550
Current Penalty	$2,025	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,025
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3421 E	05/06/2011	05/11/2011	$0	$550	$0	05/27/2011	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	3424 A01	05/06/2011	05/11/2011	$2,025	$25,000	$0	05/27/2011	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202507950

Event: 11/15/2010

Employee Gets Fatally Crushed by a Brush Chipper

On November 15, 2010 Employee #1 was fatally injured while operating a brush chipper machine. Employee # 1 was feeding a brush chipper machine with cut branches and tree trimmings. Employees #2 and #3 were also gathering cut branches and feeding them into the brush chipper machine. Both Employee #2 and Employee #3 stated they heard a weird noise and when they turned their head to see where the noise was coming from, they both saw Employee #1 inside the in-feed chute of the brush chipper machine. Employee #1 was already dead when Employee #2 reached employee #1 after turning off the brush chipper machine.

Keywords: CHIPPER, CRUSHED, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314325382			Fatality	Other	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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