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Inspection: 102041399 - White Sands Forest Products
Inspection Information - Office: New Mexico
Site Address:
White Sands Forest Products
Forest Rd 24 B
Cloudcroft, NM 88317
Mailing Address:
Po Box 209, Alamogordo, NM 88310
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2421
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/30/1985
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Close Case:04/28/1986
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 36592806 |
Investigation Summary
A logging crew of four employees was skidding logs up a hill with a slope of approximately 45 percent. They were using a Link Belt #98 crane as a cable yarder, with a skyline to lift the logs and a mainline to pull the logs uphill. Employee #1 was setting chokers on one side of the 15 ft wide cleared corridor, and a coworker was setting chokers on the other side. A radio bug was used to signal the crane operator. Employee #1 signaled to have his logs skidded up the corridor. The crane operator sent down a message for him to clear the area for the lift. When the lift was complete, the crane operator signaled Employee #1 but received no answer. The message was sent two more times but Employee #1 did not signal or show up. The second choker setter found Employee #1 lying on the ground, bleeding from his head. He was killed. Evidence at the scene indicated that Employee #1 had not gotten clear when signaled to do so, and that a log had caught on its own stump, raised up, swung over, and struck him on the left side.
Keywords:head, tree skidding, log, work rules, choker setter, skidder, struck by, logging
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 102041399 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Timber cutting and logging occupations |