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Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125851691 - Utility Tree Service Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 125851691
Report ID: 0950621
Date Opened: 08/27/1998

Site Address:
Utility Tree Service Inc
Lake Vera-Purdon Rd.
Nevada City, CA 95959

Mailing Address:
104 W Street, Eureka, CA 95501

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/27/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/11/1999

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 361504970
Accident 361696354

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170618813
Event: 07/10/1998
EMPLOYEE FELL FROM TREE WHEN HIS SAFETY LINE SLIPPED

An employee was performing line-clearance tree trimming. He climbed to a working height and fastened his safety line to a crotch. When he climbed higher to reach a limb, his safety line lifted out of the crotch. As he leaned out to begin his cut, the safety line slipped out of the crotch, and the employee fell from the tree. He suffered a fracture to the L1-3 vertebra and was hospitalized for 9 days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LIFELINE, TREE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, VERTEBRA, TREE TRIMMING, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 125851691 Hospitalized injury Fracture Forestry workers, except logging
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