Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314865692 - Rey-Yes Tree Service

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 9:50 a.m. on September 4, 2013, Employee #1, a 35-year-old male lead person with Rey-Yes Tree Service, was tasked to clear ivy leaves on the side and top of a two-story apartment building. Two workers arrived at the site around 8:00 a.m. Employee #1 got onto the roof and began clearing ivy from the top and the side of the building at 8:30 a.m. Employee #1 was using a rope to tie ivy together, so a coworker on the ground can use a truck to pull down the leaves on the wall. Around 9:00 a.m., a coworker heard a "gagging" sound and asked if he was OK. Employee #1 said "I am fine." Ten to fifteen minutes went past before the coworker noticed that Employee #1 was not making any noise. The coworker yelled but did not get response after several attempts, the coworker climbed up onto the roof and found Employee #1 lying face down and unresponsive. The coworker called Emergency Medical Services. Paramedics came and administered CPR however; Employee #1 could not be revived. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at 10:13 a.m. According to Autopsy Report (2013-06225), the cause of Employee #1's death was unknown: heat stroke could not be medically established; no electrical burns and the no exposure to electric current; the diagnosis anatomic findings for congenital hypertrophic cardiomyopathy were not present. The cause of Employee #1's sudden death was undetermined after Autopsy and Toxicology. The employer was a tree trimming company. Employee #1 worked for his brother, who was the owner of the company.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CPR, TREE, TREE TRIMMING