Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100670215 - Fred King Construction, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Billings Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100670215

Report ID: 0830100

Date Opened: 07/15/1986

Site Address:
Fred King Construction, Inc.
16 Miles East Of
Libby, MT 59923

Mailing Address:
Box 609, Eureka, MT 59917

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/15/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/18/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360636674

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
Current Penalty	$320	$0	$0	$0	$0	$320
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	07/25/1986	07/28/1986	$320	$640	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14539886

Event: 07/09/1986

Employee struck and killed by falling tree

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on July 10, 1986, Employee #1 was removing a snag he had cut that was leaning back into two uncut trees. He felled the first of these trees, but the snag failed to fall. He then cut the second tree, which caused all three trees to come down. The two trees Employee #1 cut to remove the snag fell forward and away from him. The snag fell backward, striking him on the head, and killing him.

Keywords: SAWYER, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, LODGED TREE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100670215			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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