Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300005311 - Shade Tree Service Co, Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Kansas City Area Office
Site Address:
Shade Tree Service Co, Inc
1 1/2 Mile East Of Hwy 13 On Hwy 54
Collins, MO 64738
Mailing Address:
520 S. Highway Dr., Fenton, MO 63026
Union Status: Union
SIC:0783
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/19/1997
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/08/1998
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 100000397 |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, a saw operator, was part of a crew from a tree-trimming company that was removing trees on a new utility line right-of-way. With the assistance of a utility company line crew, the tree crew was felling a large sycamore. The tree was leaning over a creek, and a winch rope attached to the line crew's boom truck was being used to apply tension to the tree away from the creek. Employee #1 did not cut a proper notch and backcut so that the tree would fall in the planned direction, and he did not leave by the planned escape route. He was walking away from the stump when he was struck by the falling tree and killed.
Keywords: TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, TREE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, STRUCK BY
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 300005311 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |