Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107225617 - Ball Timber Company

Inspection Information - Office: Kansas City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107225617

Report ID: 0728500

Date Opened: 05/12/1995

Site Address:
Ball Timber Company
Highway "A" West, 3-4 Miles From Hurley
Hurley, MO 65765

Mailing Address:
5650 West Highway 60, Brookline, MO 65619

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/11/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/21/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361886286

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$3,600
Current Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
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	Contest	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100266 D03 II	10/17/1995	09/18/1996	$700	$2,100	$0	11/13/1995	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100266 I02 I	10/17/1995	09/18/1996	$0	$0	$0	11/13/1995	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19040008	10/17/1995	10/20/1995	$0	$1,500	$0	11/13/1995	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14419303

Event: 05/12/1995

Employee killed when crushed by overturned skidder

Employee #1 was using a skid loader to pull a cut tree uphill. The tree shifted and the skidder made an unusual noise and rolled seven or eight times down the hill. Employee #1, who was not wearing a safety belt, was thrown from the cage in which he was riding and was crushed to death when the skidder overturned on him.

Keywords: EJECTED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, TREE, SKIDDER, LOGGING, SLOPE, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107225617			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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