Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111475182 - City Of Yakima

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Yakima Service Location, Yakima, Wa

Inspection Nr: 111475182

Report ID: 1055350

Date Opened: 01/29/1991

Site Address:
City Of Yakima
1802 Tahoma Ave
Yakima, WA 98902

Mailing Address:
2601 Fruitvale, Yakima, WA 98902

Union Status: Union

SIC:9199

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/29/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/01/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361031354

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
Current Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
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	0240008404	03/07/1991	01/29/1991	$480	$480	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	0240007304 A	03/07/1991	01/29/1991	$160	$160	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170234819

Event: 01/29/1991

Employee killed when struck by flying tree limb

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on January 29, 1991, Employee #1 was felling a 70 ft tall, approximately 3 1/2 ft diameter maple tree. A cable from a backhoe was attached to the tree to help control the direction of the fall. Employee #1 had made the back cut, and as the maple began to fall, he stepped back approximately 30 ft southeast of the stump. The upper limbs of the falling tree struck against another maple approximately 35 ft to the northeast. A limb broke off of the maple being felled, flipped back, and struck Employee #1. He sustained a fractured skull, a broken nose, fractured ribs, a fractured left leg, and internal injuries. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he died approximately 6 hours later.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, WORK RULES, SKULL, RIB, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111475182			Fatality	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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