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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 104480439 - Ventura Construction Co., Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Ventura Construction Co., Inc.
1761 Severn Chapel Road
Crownsville, MD 21032
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1794
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/07/1991
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/15/1991
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360757876 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $570 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $570 |
| Current Penalty | $250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 890032 A | 03/19/1991 | 03/22/1991 | $250 | $570 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100132 A | 03/19/1991 | 03/22/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19100133 A 1 | 03/19/1991 | 03/22/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 02001 | Other | 19100151 B | 03/19/1991 | 03/22/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, age 19, and a coworker were assigned to take down two dead trees. Employee #1 was standing approximately 40 ft away from one of the dead trees, which the coworker was going to knock down with a John Deere loader. After the initial push against the tree, several branches fell. The coworker checked and saw Employee #1 standing in the same area, so he pushed the tree again. Several more branches fell; one of them cracked the windshield of the loader and another struck Employee #1 on the head, killing him. Neither employee was wearing a hard hat or eye protection. Tree clearing was not part of the their regular job responsibilities, and they had not been trained in safe tree clearing practices.
Keywords: HEAD, HARD HAT, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNTRAINED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 104480439 | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Construction laborers |