Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304547839 - R.L. Niten Logging

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Winston-Salem

Inspection Nr: 304547839

Report ID: 0453720

Date Opened: 10/02/2001

Site Address:
R.L. Niten Logging
Yadkinville Highway (Across From #7138)
Pfafftown, NC 27040

Mailing Address:
230 Niten Hollow Ln, Ararat, VA 24053

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/08/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: L:Logging, S:Program Improvements

Case Closed: 11/06/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100071430

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200071231

Event: 10/01/2001

Employee Killed When Struck By Tree Limb

Employee #1 was self-employed and was working at the logging site. Employee #1 provided his own transportation to and from the jobsite, equipment, consumables, and was being paid a set price for his work. Employee #1 apparently felled a tree in such a manner that it created a hazard for him in that he did not fell an adjacent tree to remove or avoid a tree that presented a danger. The adjacent tree was not marked to show that it presented a danger to the feller. The victim did not plan and clear a retreat path, and once the back-cut was made the feller did not immediately move to a safe distance away from the tree on that path of retreat. Employee #1 was struck in the head and died.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304547839			Fatality	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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