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Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East | ||||
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| Nr: 1522126.015 | Report ID: 0418100 | Open Date: 03/26/2021 | ||
| Al'S Tree Service Inc | ||||
| 5429 Highland Circle Gainesville, GA 30506 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services | ||||
| Mailing: 4323 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville, GA 30506 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 03/26/2021 | |
| Close Case: | 09/29/2021 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 1750122 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $13,653 | $0 | $0 | $2,926 | $0 | $16,579 |
| Current Penalty | $13,653 | $0 | $0 | $2,926 | $0 | $16,579 |
| 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 | Serious | 19100135 A01 | 08/09/2021 | $13,653 | $13,653 | $0 | Z - Issued | |||
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 19040039 A01 | 08/09/2021 | $2,926 | $2,926 | $0 | Z - Issued | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 134368.015 | Event: 03/05/2021 | Employee Is Killed When Struck On Head By Falling Branch | ||||
| At 3:15 p.m. on March 5, 2021, Employee #1 and his coworkers were in the process of cutting and removing a mature 70-foot tall pine tree. All processes were pre -established with a verbal plan on how the tree was to be felled to include the drop zone. During the removal of limbs in preparation for the total felling of t he tree, a coworker cut an approximately two-inch diameter limb which was appro ximately six to eight-feet long and hand tossed it into the drop zone. At that s ame time, the employee entered into the drop zone without a helmet and was struc k on the head by the limb. The employee died from the head trauma. | ||||||
| Keywords: blunt force trauma, falling object, head, limbing, ppe, struck by, tree felling | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1522126.015 | Fatality | Laborers, except construction | |||