Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302551940 - Lewis Tree Service Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Albany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302551940

Report ID: 0213100

Date Opened: 08/25/1999

Site Address:
Lewis Tree Service Inc.
Continental Road
Wawarsing, NY 12489

Mailing Address:
225 Ballantyne Road, Rochester, NY 14623

Union Status: Union

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/01/1999

Emphasis: S:Logging

Case Closed: 02/16/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100740299

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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.	01001A	Serious	19100266 D06 II	01/20/2000	01/25/2000	$3,500	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100266 H01 I	01/20/2000	01/25/2000	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200740470

Event: 08/24/1999

Employee killed when struck by falling tree

At 8:30 a.m. on August 24, 1999, Employee #1 was using a boom crane to load cut trees and branches onto a Prentice loading machine. At the same time, coworkers from another company were notching trees being felled for a right-of-way. A coworker made a single cut in a 29 in. diameter oak tree, which was rotten inside the trunk. When the notch was 4 in. deep, the tree fell, hitting the upright section of the boom crane and then sliding down it to strike Employee #1. He was killed.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, STRUCK AGAINST, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302551940			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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