Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120269709 - J Vitale Landscape Maintenance Inc

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 120269709

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 03/22/1999

Site Address:
J Vitale Landscape Maintenance Inc
10603 Dabney Dr.#7
San Diego, CA 92126

Mailing Address:
1795 Lotus Ln, El Cajon, CA 92021

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:6513

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/27/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/09/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361639552

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$650	$0	$0	$0	$0	$650
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	3276 A01	08/27/1999	09/13/1999	$650	$4,500	$0	11/04/1999	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201062205

Event: 03/10/1999

Employee cuts arm on chainsaw

Employee #1, a 20-year-old full-time employee of a commercial landscape contractor, was assigned the task of removing a small tree. Employee #1 was 6 or 7 steps up an 8-ft aluminum step ladder. Two other employees held a rope attached to the top of the tree to pull it away from Employee #1. Employee #1 held on to the tree with his left hand and cut the tree with a small Stihl gas engine chainsaw that he held in his right hand. When he stopped cutting the small tree the top came straight down instead of away. The downward motion forced the left arm of Employee #1 down onto the chain blade of the chain saw, partially severing his left forearm. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a fracture of his left forearm with artery and nerve damage.

Keywords: ROPE, CHAIN SAW, LADDER, LACERATION, TREE, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120269709			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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