Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308561463 - Loye Grading & Tree Service, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Winston-Salem

Inspection Nr: 308561463

Report ID: 0453720

Date Opened: 11/10/2005

Site Address:
Loye Grading & Tree Service, Inc.
889 Iron Works Road
Reidsville, NC 27320

Mailing Address:
1580 Us Hwy 29 Business, Reidsville, NC 27320

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/15/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Program Improvements, S:Tree Felling

Case Closed: 03/06/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100072891

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,400
Current Penalty	$950	$0	$0	$0	$0	$950
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100067 C02 V	02/06/2006	02/09/2006	$700	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100135 A01	02/06/2006	02/09/2006	$250	$350	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100132 D02	02/06/2006	03/03/2006	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200072700

Event: 11/10/2005

Employee Is Killed in Fall from Aerial Lift

Employee #1, a senior arborist, and a coworker were trimming branches from an oak tree. He was working from the basket of an aerial lift at a height of approximately 50 feet above the ground. He made a cut on a large branch and was almost finished with the cut when the branch fell and became hung up in the tree. He then tied a 1-inch rope to the branch and secured the other end to the basket of the aerial lift. He used the hydraulics of the areal lift to put tension on the line to pull the fallen branch away from the tree. When the branch broke free from the tree, the aerial lift began swinging back and forth. This swinging action projected him out of the basket, and he fell 50 approximately feet to the ground. He suffered a fracture and was killed. Further investigation revealed that the employee was not wearing PPE at the time of the accident. A body belt was found on the driver's seat of his work truck, and a lanyard was found stored in the basket of the aerial lift.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, TREE, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308561463			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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