Inspection Detail

Inspection: 317386332 - Arborwell Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 317386332

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 01/28/2014

Site Address:
Arborwell Inc.
Royal Oak & Dove Creek
Irvine, CA 92618

Mailing Address:
2337 American Ave., Hayward, CA 94545

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/16/2014

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/09/2015

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102852845

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$750
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	3427 A03 A	04/18/2014	04/23/2014	$0	$750	$0	05/01/2014	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202557583

Event: 01/22/2014

Employee Suffers Compound Ankle Fracture from Fall

On January 22, 2014, Employee #1 was working for a gardening and tree service for residential and commercial facilities where he was trimming a pine tree. He started his descent and pulled the rope through the friction hitch in order to lower himself. He pulled the tail of his rope through the friction hitch completely because he did not have a stopper knot at the end of his climbing rope. As a result, Employee #1 fell about 20 feet down to the ground and suffered compound fracture to his left ankle. He was hospitalized for 2 days after surgery.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROPE, FALL, TREE TRIMMING, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317386332			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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