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Inspection Information - Office: Ca Los Angeles | ||||
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| Nr: 126159102 | Report ID: 0950641 | Open Date: 10/03/2002 | ||
| West Coast Arborist Inc | ||||
| 4730 Crystal Springs Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90027 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 0783/Ornamental Shrub and Tree Services | ||||
| NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services | ||||
| Mailing: 2200 E. Via Burton St., Anaheim, CA 92806 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 03/18/2003 | |
| Close Case: | 12/31/2007 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 101160026 | |||
| Accident | 362588576 | |||
| Accident | 362588857 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $27,000 | $0 | $0 | $600 | $0 | $27,600 |
| Current Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,635 | $0 | $19,635 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 14300032 A01 | 03/18/2003 | 04/20/2003 | $400 | $400 | $0 | 08/28/2003 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 1591 A | 03/18/2003 | 04/20/2003 | $0 | $200 | $0 | 08/28/2003 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 3421 A | 03/18/2003 | 04/01/2003 | $1,125 | $4,500 | $0 | 08/28/2003 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 03001 | Other | 3421 D | 03/18/2003 | 04/01/2003 | $110 | $4,500 | $0 | 08/28/2003 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 04001 | Serious | 3427 C03 | 03/18/2003 | 04/01/2003 | $18,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 08/28/2003 | F - Formal Settlement | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 201164233 | Event: 10/03/2002 | Employee Cutting Down Trees Killed When A Tree Hits Him | ||||
| On October 3, 2002, employee #1, the foreman of a four-member landscaping crew, was working to cut down approximately 200 unhealthy Eucalyptus trees from two, City of Los Angeles, 18-hole golf courses. These trees varied in height between 50 to 70 feet with diameters ranging from 20 to 24 inches. The city had marked the trees that were needed to be cut. At approximately 7:45 a.m., a 50-foot-high Eucalyptus tree being felled by a coworker hit employee #1 and killed him. An investigation of the accident revealed that prior to felling tress; workers were not cleared beyond the hazardous area (tree's striking range) to a safe zone beyond which they could not be hit by falling trees. In addition, it was discovered that employees did not utilize audible warnings or prearranged two-way hand signals before commencing "back cutting." | ||||||
| Keywords: maintenance, tree felling, tree, untrained | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 126159102 | Fatality | Concussion | Forestry workers, except logging | ||