Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100964436 - Tucker Engineering

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100964436

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 03/03/1989

Site Address:
Tucker Engineering
13 Miles Up Trussel Creek Road
Hope, ID 83836

Mailing Address:
3600 Samuel, Sandpoint, ID 83864

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/03/1989

Emphasis: L:Logging

Case Closed: 05/24/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360690085

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	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
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	03/22/1989	03/25/1989	$300	$640	$0	04/13/1989	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14437628

Event: 03/01/1989

Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Employee #1 was shoveling snow that was approximately 6 to 7 ft deep from around the trunks of trees so his coworker could fell them. The coworker was felling a tree that was leaning in the direction where Employee #1 was working. The coworker told Employee #1 to move up the hill and stand next to some gas jugs, on the hill away from the leaning tree. After the coworker felled the tree, he came out of his hole and found Employee #1 lying underneath the tree, approximately 38 ft down the hill from the gas jugs. Examination of tracks in the snow indicated that Employee #1 had moved to the gas jugs, then down the hill, 38 feet directly into the path of the falling tree. From the tree stump to the spot where Employee #1 was found was approximately 66 ft. The tree was approximately 85 ft long. The approximate diameter of the stump was 23 in. The approximate diameter of the section of tree that struck Employee #1 was 10 in.

Keywords: TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100964436			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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