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Inspection: 18484949 - N. C. Dept. Of Transportation, Div. Of Highways

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

 

Inspection Nr: 18484949
Report ID: 0453710
Date Opened: 05/02/1989

Site Address:
N. C. Dept. Of Transportation, Div. Of Highways
Power Dam Rd. (Sr 1712)
Walnut Cove, NC 27052

Mailing Address:
Route 3, Walnut Cove, NC 27052

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9621

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/12/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/05/1989

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360767529
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 2
Current Violations 2 2
Initial Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
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 Note
1. 01001A Serious 95012901 06/15/1989 06/21/1989 $0 $0 $0 -  
2. 01001B Serious 19260021 B02 06/15/1989 07/18/1989 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 01002 Serious 19260100 A 06/15/1989 06/21/1989 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 761387
Event: 04/28/1989
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Employee #1, regularly a motor vehicle operator, was supervising a crew of four prison inmates in clearing a right of way for a road-widening project. Two inmates were piling brush on the east side of the road, one was operating a chain saw, and the other was using a bush ax. The inmate operating the chain saw was cutting a 6-inch diameter tree 30 to 35 feet tall. Employee #1 had finished setting out warning signs in the road and walked across the path of the falling tree while trying to position one of the men in a blind curve. The employee was struck on the head and shoulder by the tree suffering a fractured skull and dying the next day.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 18484949 Fatality Fracture Supervisors, motor vehicle operators
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