Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300797370 - Micks Tree Service

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 300797370

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 06/22/1999

Site Address:
Micks Tree Service
1401 W Meadow Lane
Visalia, CA 93277

Mailing Address:
113 Bryant Court, Exeter, CA 93221

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/19/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/08/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362283640

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3421 A	08/19/1999	09/19/1999	$150	$150	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3421 C	08/19/1999	06/22/1999	$150	$150	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201081619

Event: 03/03/1999

Employee injured in fall from tree

At approximately 8:53 a.m. on March 3, 1999, Employee #1, working for a tree service company, fell approximately 75 feet. Although Employee #1 previously had worked for the employer for several years, the day of accident was Employee #1's first day on the job since that time. Employee #1 had gone to the site to cut down a tree into rounds. The employee climbed the tree with his tree saddle, belt, and ropes. He had been working for about 1.5 hours when he stepped back after a cut and fell approximately 75 feet. Employee #1 fell into the brush that had not yet been cleared. It is unclear as to why the employee stepped or fell back when he wasn't tied off. The employer stated that he had been at the site and Employee #1 had been tied off prior to the fall. Employee #1 was hospitalized for approximately three days with a fractured hip.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BELT, ROPE, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNTRAINED, HIP, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300797370			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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