Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119906634 - Tri-County Tree Service

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 119906634

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 10/20/1994

Site Address:
Tri-County Tree Service
6170 Old Balcon Canyon Rd.
Somis, CA 93066

Mailing Address:
2011 Auto Center Dr., Oxnard, CA 93030

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/09/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/16/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362181349

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$275	$0	$275
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$275	$0	$275
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	Other	342 A	01/10/1995	01/11/1995	$275	$275	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170737514

Event: 09/17/1994

Tree trimmer injured when aerial lift boom falls

At approximately 10 a.m. on September 17, 1994, Employee #1, of Tree Service, Inc., was inside the bucket of a Teco Saturn 55 aerial lift trimming an approximately 30 ft locust tree. He had been trimming at this location in Somis, CA, for several moments when he heard a noise. Employee #1 said that he does not remember falling and that he woke up at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Thousands Oaks, CA. Apparently, the 24 bolts on the top turntable had sheared off, causing the boom arm and bucket, with Employee #1 inside, to fall to the ground.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BOLT, FALL, FALLING OBJECT, SHEARED, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119906634			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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