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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1627036.015 - 75536 - Action Services Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation
Site Address:
75536 - Action Services Inc
8564 Patriots Blvd
North Charleston, SC 29420
Mailing Address:
631 Action Lane, Moncks Corner, SC 29461
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1794
NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/27/2023
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/12/2024
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1954975 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,000 |
| Current Penalty | $4,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 1.12(A) | 03/29/2023 | 05/01/2023 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $0 | Z - Issued | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 03/29/2023 | 05/01/2023 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $0 | Z - Issued |
Investigation Summary
At 10:00 a.m. on October 5, 2022, an employee was working with coworkers conducting site clearing work. The employee was assigned to pull roots off a nearby building pad and remove silt fencing from the northside of the site near the tree removal operation. A coworker was assigned to operate a Hitachi ZAXIS 300LC excavator to fell trees from the northside of the site. One tree the coworker had felled was an approximately 81-foot-tall tree. During the removal operations, the coworker checked his surroundings, dug around the tree, and pulled the tree out of the ground using the excavator bucket with welded thumb attachment. The coworker yarded the tree to the landing near the GC trailer towards the exit of the jobsite using the same excavator. On the way back to the tree removal operation, the coworker noticed the employee next to a 6-foot dirt pile approximately 15 feet away from him. Before felling the next tree out of the ground, the coworker conducted the normal routine check to make sure no person was in the area. The equipment operator went to fell the tree out of the ground. With the tree already in motion, the coworker saw the employee standing in the area the tree was free falling. The employee was standing near two dirt piles, approximately 6-foot high on the side of the excavator operator. After noticing the employee so close to the tree removal operation, the coworker attempted to stop the excavator bucket and reverse the motion away from the employee. Since the tree was so large and the employee was so close, the tree struck the employee in the head causing blunt force trauma and he died. The employee was transported to a medical center for treatment but died later that day.
Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Clearance, Construction, Construction vehicle, Excavator, Falling Object, Head, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Site Clearing, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1627036.015 | 45 | M | Fatality | Occupation not reported |