Inspection Detail

Inspection: 317293306 - Jose Antonio Toledo Villalobos Dba Jose Toledo

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Charlotte

Inspection Nr: 317293306

Report ID: 0453730

Date Opened: 09/04/2013

Site Address:
Jose Antonio Toledo Villalobos Dba Jose Toledo
620 E. Cherry Street
Charlotte, NC 28204

Mailing Address:
5925 Martha Ellen Lane, Charlotte, NC 28213

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: No Insp/Other

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference:

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis: L:Logging, S:Tree Felling

Case Closed: 12/09/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102101409

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202082400

Event: 09/04/2013

Worker Is Killed in Fall While Topping Trees

On September 4, 2013, Employee #1, a 39-year-old male laborer with Jose Antonio Toledo Villalobos Dba Jose Toledo, and a coworker were topping trees on a vacant property. Employee #1 was standing on the retaining wall, cutting the limbs while the corker pulled the limbs to the ground with a nylon rope. The coworker had been pulling a cut limb when he turned to see that Employee #1 had disappeared. Employee #1 was struck by a tree limb, causing him to fall approximately 7.5 ft. from the top of a retaining wall to the soft earth below. The coworker ran to the other side of the wall and observed Employee #1 on the ground. Employee #1 sustained a deep laceration to his lower right jaw from contact with the tree limb and was killed in the event. Emergency Medical Services were contacted through the assistance of workers at an adjacent construction site. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene by the Emergency Medical Services.

Keywords: TREE LIMB, PPE, LACERATION, TREE, FALL, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317293306			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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