Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301732988 - Sanford L. Nix, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301732988

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 08/13/1997

Site Address:
Sanford L. Nix, Inc.
Hot Springs County Rd. 257
Donaldson, AR 71941

Mailing Address:
Rt 2, Box 732, Malvern, AR 72104

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/26/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/28/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360987424

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$375
Current Penalty	$375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$375
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.	01001	Serious	19100266 I07 I	11/14/1997	11/20/1997	$375	$375	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200260230

Event: 08/12/1997

Employee killed when struck by falling tree

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on August 12, 1997, Employee #1 was in a rural wooded area cutting two 14 to 16 in. diameter, 55 to 60 ft tall pine trees into log lengths. He was on the ground cutting up one tree when another pine approximately 25 ft to his right fell. It struck Employee #1 across the chest and knocked him to the ground between the two pine trees on which he was working. The tree that had fallen came to rest on top of the two pine trees and Employee #1. He sustained crushing injuries to his chest, and he was transported to Baptist Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 9:05 a.m.

Keywords: CHEST, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, TREE, STRUCK BY, BUCKING, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301732988			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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