Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106443773 - George Sammy Townsend

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106443773

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 08/28/1991

Site Address:
George Sammy Townsend
10-1/2 Miles E. Of Richmond Hill, State Rte. 144
Richmond Hill, GA 31405

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 30405, Savannah, GA 31405

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/30/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/03/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360534747

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	3			1		4
Initial Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$150	$0	$2,400
Current Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$150	$0	$2,400
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	11/06/1991	11/09/1991	$750	$750	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 A	11/06/1991	11/12/1991	$750	$750	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19100151 B	11/06/1991	12/10/1991	$750	$750	$0	-
4.	02001	Other	19030002 A01	11/06/1991	11/09/1991	$150	$150	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14343396

Event: 08/27/1991

Employee struck and killed by falling tree

At approximately 8:30 a.m., on August 27, 1991, a sawyer was cutting trees. Employee #1 went into the same work area to trim the branches. They were approximately 90 to 100 ft apart and the sawyer did not know that Employee #1 had entered the area. The sawyer cut five trees and left two lodged. One of the lodged trees later fell on Employee #1, killing him instantly. He was not wearing a hard hat.

Keywords: HARD HAT, PPE, WORK RULES, LODGED TREE, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, TREE TRIMMING, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106443773			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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