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Inspection: 317281970 - Seven Oaks Landscaping Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

 

Inspection Nr: 317281970
Report ID: 0352430
Date Opened: 08/08/2013

Site Address:
Seven Oaks Landscaping Inc
14422 Pebblestone Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20905

Mailing Address:
3126 Verona Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20906

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0782

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/22/2013

Emphasis: L:Accident, L:Tree

Case Closed: 03/16/2015

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 102597598
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 15 2 17
Current Violations 15 2 17
Initial Penalty $20,400 $0 $0 $600 $0 $21,000
Current Penalty $10,200 $0 $0 $300 $0 $10,500
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. 01001A Serious 19101200 E01 10/15/2013 11/15/2013 $450 $900 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01001B Serious 19101200 H01 10/15/2013 11/15/2013 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01002 Serious 09122805 A 10/15/2013 10/23/2013 $875 $1,750 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 01003 Serious 09122805 C 10/15/2013 10/23/2013 $875 $1,750 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
5. 01004 Serious 09122805 D02 10/15/2013 10/23/2013 $375 $750 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
6. 01005 Serious 09122805 H 10/15/2013 10/23/2013 $375 $750 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
7. 01006 Serious 09122805 I02 A 10/15/2013 10/23/2013 $875 $1,750 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
8. 01007 Serious 09122805 N01 A 10/15/2013 10/23/2013 $375 $750 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
9. 01008 Serious 09122805 N03 C 10/15/2013 10/23/2013 $875 $1,750 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
10. 01009 Serious 09122805 N04 EII 10/15/2013 10/23/2013 $875 $1,750 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
11. 01010 Serious 09122806 C01 10/15/2013 10/23/2013 $875 $1,750 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
12. 01011 Serious 09122807 C03 10/15/2013 11/15/2013 $875 $1,750 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
13. 01012 Serious 09122807 C04 10/15/2013 11/15/2013 $875 $1,750 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
14. 01013 Serious 09122807 C05 10/15/2013 11/15/2013 $875 $1,750 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
15. 01014 Serious 09122807 C06 10/15/2013 11/15/2013 $375 $750 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
16. 01015 Serious 09122807 F01 10/15/2013 11/15/2013 $375 $750 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
17. 02001A Other 19101200 F05 I 10/15/2013 10/23/2013 $225 $450 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
18. 02001B Other 19101200 F05 II 10/15/2013 10/23/2013 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
19. 02001C Other 50405 B01 10/15/2013 10/23/2013 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
20. 02001D Other 50406 A01 10/15/2013 11/01/2013 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
21. 02002 Other 09122807 I01 10/15/2013 10/23/2013 $75 $150 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202717195
Event: 07/31/2013
Fall from Tree Breaks Tree Climbers Back, Paralyzes Legs

At approximately 12:39 p.m. on July 31, 2013, Employee #1, a 20-year-old male tree climber with Seven Oaks Landscaping Inc., was working from a tree that had most of its branches cut off. Employee #1 had ascended the tree in leg irons and a safety lanyard around the tree. Employee #1 fell when he cut both a branch and his safety lanyard with a Stihl 12 in. chain saw. Employee #1 fell approximately 20 ft from a tree that had most of its branches cut off. Employee #1 sustained a C-5 vertebra fracture, paralysis in the legs and a punctured lung in the fall. Emergency Medical Services were summoned. Montgomery County Fire Department Medic initiated treatment on the scene then Employee #1 was medevac'd to Shock Trauma, where he was hospitalized as a result of this event. Employee #1 was wearing an arborist's saddle at the time of the fall however, he was not tied to a climbing line because there was not one placed in the tree. Earlier that morning, Employee #1 had ascended and descended the tree without incident.

Keywords: TREE PRUNER, FRACTURE, LUNG, PARALYSIS, TREE FELLING, BACK, TREE, FALL, TREE TRIMMING, LEG

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 317281970 Hospitalized injury Fracture Laborers, except construction
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