Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119920106 - Davey Tree Surgery Co

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 119920106

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 09/27/2012

Site Address:
Davey Tree Surgery Co
Clear Creek Rd, Pg&E Tower 3-69
Chester, CA 96020

Mailing Address:
2617 South Vasco Rd, Livermore, CA 94551

Union Status: Union

SIC:0783

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/25/2013

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/15/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361687759

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$39,370	$0	$0	$465	$0	$39,835
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	3203 A04	03/06/2013	04/08/2013	$0	$465	$0	03/27/2013	R - Review Commission
2.	02001	Serious	3421 C	03/06/2013	04/08/2013	$0	$8,435	$0	03/27/2013	R - Review Commission
3.	03001	Serious	3427 C02	03/06/2013	04/08/2013	$0	$8,435	$0	03/27/2013	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
4.	04001	Serious	3427 C01	03/06/2013	04/08/2013	$0	$22,500	$0	03/27/2013	R - Review Commission

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170784383

Event: 09/27/2012

Power Line Clearance Worker Is Killed by Falling Tree

On September 27, 2012, an employee was working as a line clearance tree trimmer for Davey Tree Surgery, a tree trimming firm. He was falling a tree near a tower supporting an overhead power line owned by the electric utility Pacific Gas & Electric. As the tree fell, it hit another tree, causing the second tree to break and fall back, hitting the employee and causing him to sustain fractures. The employee was killed.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, FRACTURE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, TREE FELLING, TREE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119920106			Fatality	Fracture	Forestry workers, except logging

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