Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 913030.015 - Mills Tree Service Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Long Island Area Office

Inspection Nr: 913030.015

Report ID: 0214700

Date Opened: 06/21/2013

Site Address:
Mills Tree Service Inc.
2140 Ironwood Rd.
Syosset, NY 11791

Mailing Address:
69 Woodcock Rd., Westbury, NY 11590

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/21/2013

Emphasis: L:Sandy

Case Closed: 10/14/2014

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	825013

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$5,592	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,592
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	10/10/2013	10/30/2013	$5,592	$7,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 46706.015

Event: 06/21/2013

Employee struck by a falling tree and is killed

At 11:30 a.m. on June 21, 2013, the employee was walking and working on the grounds, cleaning up small tree branches and brush using a chipper machine. The employee was cleaning up the grounds below a tree that had been uprooted and was leaning on another tree. The uprooted tree suddenly fell and struck the employee in the back, pinning him to the ground. Other coworkers on site stated they were yelling for the employee to get out of the way as the tree was falling, but the employee could not hear them due to the noise from the chipper machine. The employee suffered blunt force trauma to the torso with laceration of the heart and was killed.

Keywords: Falling Object, Heart, Struck By, Torso, Tree, Tree Trimming

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	913030.015	53	M	Fatality		Agricultural and food scientists

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