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Inspection: 315961938 - New River Tree Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

 

Inspection Nr: 315961938
Report ID: 0453710
Date Opened: 11/22/2011

Site Address:
New River Tree Company, Inc.
427 East Second Street
West Jefferson, NC 28694

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 846, West Jefferson, NC 28694

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0811

NAICS: 111421/Nursery and Tree Production

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/22/2011

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/24/2014

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 100363035
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 1 2
Current Violations 1 1
Initial Penalty $3,500 $0 $0 $2,000 $0 $5,500
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
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 Serious 95012901 03/16/2012 03/26/2012 $0 $3,500 $0 04/26/2012 R - Review Commission Citation has been deleted.
2. 02001 Other 19040039 A 03/16/2012 03/26/2012 $0 $2,000 $0 04/26/2012 R - Review Commission  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200359743
Event: 11/21/2011
Employee Dies in Fall from Trailer

On November 21, 2011, Employee #1, with a company that harvests and sells Christmas trees, was unloading Christmas trees from a trailer. While standing on top of stacked Christmas trees, he handed a tree to a coworker that was standing on the ground. When Employee #1 slipped on one of the trees, he fell approximately 10 ft to compacted soil. He sustained head injuries and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE, FALL, OFF LOADING, CONCUSSION, TRAILER, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 315961938 Fatality Concussion Occupation not reported
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