Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120302146 - Timerland Tree Company

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 120302146

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 06/10/1999

Site Address:
Timerland Tree Company
745 Elm Street
Long Beach, CA 90802

Mailing Address:
330 W Arbor Vitae, Inglewood, CA 90301

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/21/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/27/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362399917

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$225	$0	$3,725
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$335	$0	$335
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 A07 E	09/24/1999	10/22/1999	$0	$225	$0	12/13/1999	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Other	3427 B02	09/24/1999	10/12/1999	$335	$3,500	$0	12/13/1999	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201032232

Event: 04/12/1999

Employee's skull fractured by falling tree limb

At approximately 9:45 a.m. on April 12, 1999, Employee #1 and coworkers were trimming trees in back of a fraternity house in Long Beach, CA. He was standing on the ground when a falling tree limb struck him on the head. Employee #1 suffered a fractured skull and was transported to St. Mary's Medical Center. He was later moved to Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, where he was treated for nine days. The tree limb that fell had not been secured prior to being cut. Employee #1 was part of a tree trimming crew with the Timberland Tree Company.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, TREE LIMB, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SKULL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120302146			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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