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Inspection Information - Office: Virginia Safety 8 | ||||
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| Nr: 126604958 | Report ID: 0355118 | Open Date: 12/22/1995 | ||
| Bartlett Tree Experts | ||||
| 1605 First St. Radford, VA 24141 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1629/Heavy Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Mailing: 2810 Roanoke Ave., Roanoke, VA 24015 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 05/03/1996 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 10/30/1996 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360787147 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 |
| Current Penalty | $3,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,500 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| Deleted | 1. | 01001A | Serious | 510001 A | 05/06/1996 | 05/12/1996 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 05/20/1996 | Y - State Decision |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 510001 A | 05/06/1996 | 05/12/1996 | $3,500 | $0 | $0 | 05/20/1996 | Y - State Decision | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 954370 | Event: 12/21/1995 | Employee Killed When Head Strikes Tractor'S Protective Cage | ||||
| At approximately 2:00 p.m. on December 21, 1995, Employee #1 was clearing brush from around a water settlement pond. To stabilize himself, he tied a rope around himself while a coworker held the other end. A tractor with a bush hog was mowing grass in the area. The loose end of the rope became wrapped around the bush hog. The rope was pulled from the coworker's grip and pulled Employee #1 into the tractor's protective cage. Employee #1 died of head injuries. | ||||||
| Keywords: head, unsecured, work rules, rops, struck against, tractor, bush hog | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 126604958 | Fatality | Concussion | Supervisors, n.e.c. | ||