Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313027500 - Dm Maintenance Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 313027500

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 10/22/2009

Site Address:
Dm Maintenance Llc
1417 Toulouse Circle
Monroe, LA 71201

Mailing Address:
1815 Toulouse Circle, Monroe, LA 71201

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0782

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/28/2009

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/01/2014

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100559277

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,100
Current Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,100
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	19100135 A01	03/22/2010	03/30/2010	$2,100	$2,100	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200555860

Event: 10/21/2009

Employee Is Injured by Falling Tree, Later Dies

At 2:30 p.m. on October 2, 2009, Employee #1, a laborer, was assisting with the felling of a 35-foot Pin oak tree. The tree was the fourth one being removed, for cosmetic purposes, on two 65-foot by 125-foot vacant lots in a new subdivision. The tree was located 10 feet from and leaning towards a wooden fence. Employee #2 attached a chain to the tree, at 10 feet to 12 feet above the ground, and secured it to another tree 16 feet away to help guide the tree in a westerly direction, away from the wooden fence. Employee #3 started to cut the tree, and as Employee #2 was standing on the north side of the rope, Employee #1 approached from the south side to assist with rope pulling. Employees #1 and #2 pulled on the rope until the tree started to fall. As Employee #1 started to run in the westerly direction to escape the falling tree, a section of the tree struck him on the head and rendered him unconscious. Someone called emergency response after Employee #1 failed to awaken, and Employee #1 was transported to St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, LA. He remained in a coma until he died on October 21, 2009.

Keywords: CHAIN, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, TREE FELLING, TREE, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313027500			Fatality	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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