TranslateInspection Detail
Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: South Carolina Priv | ||||
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| Nr: 1151101.015 | Report ID: 0454510 | Open Date: 05/19/2016 | ||
| 70193 - Cl Godbolt Land Clearing | ||||
| Intersection Of Hawthorn Dr - Oleander Dr. Pawleys Island, SC 29585 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1629/Heavy Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| NAICS: 236210/Industrial Building Construction | ||||
| Mailing: Po Box 921, Pawleys Island, SC 29585 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 10/17/2016 | |
| Close Case: | 02/15/2017 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 1092901 | |||
Case Status: CLOSED |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 |
| Current Penalty | $1,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 1.12(A) | 10/27/2016 | 11/29/2016 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260100 B | 10/27/2016 | 11/02/2016 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 86529.015 | Event: 05/18/2016 | Employee Struck In The Head By A Tree Is Killed | ||||
| At 12:44 p.m. on May 18, 2016, a crew of two employees of a land clearing contractor were removing large pine trees and brush from a recently purchased lot, measuring less than one acre. Employee #1 was responsible for using a chainsaw and trimming the branches off trees that had been taken down. Trees were being brought down with a Caterpillar E120B, serial number 7NF03814, yellow excavator. The owner (Employee #2) was lowering the tree with the bucket and thumb of the excavator until it reached approximately 10 feet from the ground. Once the tree dropped, Employee #1 was struck in the head by a branch approximately four inches in diameter. The branch was attached to a pine tree that was approximately 80 feet by 41.5 inches wide. A part of the branch impaled Employee #1 in the side of the head. Employee #2 did not notice Employee #1 under the tree until moments after it dropped. Employee #1 was last seen standing approximately 34 feet away from where the tree dropped. Employee #1 died upon arrival to the hospital from cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest resulted from a sunken skull fracture to the right frontal skull bone as well as a broken left leg and right wrist. | ||||||
| Keywords: tree trimming, skull, fracture, tree felling, struck by | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1151101.015 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | ||