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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 813521.015 - Lopez Landscaping & Masonry Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Bridgeport Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 813521.015
Report ID: 0111500
Date Opened: 01/07/2013

Site Address:
Lopez Landscaping & Masonry Llc
41 Bush Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830

Mailing Address:
122 Terrace Avenue, Port Chester, NY 10573

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/09/2013

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/16/2019

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 737073
Case Status: CLOSED
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 6 1 7
Current Violations 6 1 7
Initial Penalty $12,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12,000
Current Penalty $7,200 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,200
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 5A0001 05/16/2013 06/12/2013 $1,680 $2,800 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002 Serious 19100132 A 05/16/2013 05/29/2013 $1,680 $2,800 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01003A Serious 19100132 D01 05/16/2013 06/12/2013 $1,200 $2,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 01003B Serious 19100132 F01 05/16/2013 06/12/2013 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
5. 01004 Serious 19100133 A01 05/16/2013 05/29/2013 $960 $1,600 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
6. 01005 Serious 19100135 A01 05/16/2013 05/16/2013 $960 $1,600 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
7. 01006A Serious 19101200 E01 05/16/2013 06/12/2013 $720 $1,200 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
8. 01006B Serious 19101200 H01 05/16/2013 06/12/2013 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
9. 02001 Other 19100134 C02 I 05/16/2013 06/12/2013 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 37836.015
Event: 01/07/2013
Employee is struck by falling tree trunk and is killed

At approximately 2:45 p.m. on January 7, 2013, Employee #1 was sitting on a limb facing a tree trunk and began to push at the base of a cut tree trunk. A coworker pulled with a rope that was around the upper portion of the same piece of cut tree trunk. Employee #1 wore climbing spikes and a seat harness with a rope line around the tree trunk and was connected with a double lock snap hook. The cut piece of tree trunk measured 12 feet long with a diameter of 22 inches. As Employee #1 pushed the base of the cut piece of tree trunk, the coworker pulled the upper portion of the same cut piece. The cut piece of tree trunk fell and struck Employee #1 who was killed.

Keywords: Chain Saw, PPE, Struck By, Tree Trimming

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 813521.015 27 M Fatality Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm
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