Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309570752 - Trees R Russ

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309570752

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 09/27/2006

Site Address:
Trees R Russ
17 Dean Street
Assonet, MA 02702

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4011, Fall River, MA 02723

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/12/2006

Emphasis: L:Fall, S:Amputations

Case Closed: 01/10/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100461730

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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.	01001	Serious	19100132 A	11/06/2006	11/17/2006	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200462067

Event: 09/27/2006

Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Tree

On September 27, 2006, Employee #1 had recently been hired to work for a tree trimming company. The company had, until Employee #1's hiring, consisted of the owner and one permanent employee. The owner had been in the tree trimming and removal business for twenty-one years and had owned his business for eight years. Employee #1 had been hired for a job of removing three large trees from a homeowner's yard. It was his second day on the job. The yard was flat, and it was a sunny day. The crew was working on the third (and last) tree, when the accident happened. None of the crew was wearing hard hats or chaps. The firm's owner was in an aerial lift using a chainsaw to cut the third tree's trunk. The two remaining members of the crew were on the ground, feeding brush and logs into a chipper. There was no caution tape or safety zone beneath the aerial lift to warn employees not to stand under the cutting and branch removal operation. The owner stated that he uses rope with block and tackle for large wood pieces. No rope was in use when the accident occurred. The owner cut a three-foot section of the trunk. As it fell to the ground, it struck Employee #1 on his head, causing bruises, contusions, and abrasions. He died one day later from his head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, HARD HAT, TREE FELLING, PPE, WORK RULES, POINT OF OPERATION, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309570752			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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