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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 101083582 - Beaver Creek Logging Co.
Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office
Site Address:
Beaver Creek Logging Co.
Perkins Farm
Clinton, LA 70722
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2411
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/18/1986
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/27/1986
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360692826 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 19100151 B | 07/29/1986 | 09/10/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1, A SAW OPERATOR, WAS CUTTING TREES AT THE PERKINS FARM OFF LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 67, NEAR CLINTON, LOUISIANA. THE DATE WAS JULY 10, 1986. AT ABOUT 12:45 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING ON AN 18 TO 20 INCH DIAMETER PINE TREE. HE MADE A CUT ABOUT 12 INCHES DEEP ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TREE AND THEN MADE A 6 INCH UNDERCUT. HE THEN BEGAN AN OVERCUT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE TREE ABOUT 2 INCHES ABOVE THE UNDERCUT. THE TREE WAS CUT SO THAT IT WOULD FALL TO THE EAST. HOWEVER, A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND BROKE OFF THE TRUNK AND CAUSED THE PINE TREE TO FALL TO THE REAR AND LODGE IN THE FORK OF A WHITE OAK. THE WEIGHT OF THE PINE TREE BROKE ONE OF THE OAK FORKS. THE PINE TREE THEN ROLLED AND KICKED BACK, STRIKING AND PINNING EMPLOYEE #1 AGAINST THE SOUTH SIDE OF A NEARBY TREE. HE WAS KILLED. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD WORKED FOR HIS EMPLOYER FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS. HE WAS AN EXPERIENCED TREE CUTTER.
Keywords: KICK BACK, HIGH WIND, TREE FELLING, LODGED TREE, TREE, STRUCK BY
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101083582 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |