Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1632524.015 - Riggs Tree Service Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1632524.015

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 11/03/2022

Site Address:
Riggs Tree Service Inc.
12201 Mitchell Rd
Fort Smith, AR 72916

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 453225, Grove, OK 74345

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/07/2022

Emphasis: L:Gifall

Case Closed: 04/21/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1964468

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 151088.015

Event: 11/03/2022

Employee is killed in fall from tree

At 10:59 a.m. on November 3, 2022, an employee climbed a pine tree to trim branches away from overhead power lines. The employee fell to the ground, approximately 30-35-feet. He was killed as a result of multiple traumatic injuries.

Keywords: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Landscaping, Traumatic, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Trimming, Tree Worker's Saddle

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1632524.015	44	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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