Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103696605 - Tri-Star Cutting

Inspection Information - Office: Alaska Department Of Labor Osh Enforcement

Inspection Nr: 103696605

Report ID: 1050210

Date Opened: 10/22/1991

Site Address:
Tri-Star Cutting
Polk Inlet, Prince Of Wales Island
Ketchikan, AK 99901

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/23/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/30/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360103006

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170090302

Event: 10/22/1991

Employee killed when head is crushed between two logs

Employee #1, a tree faller, was bucking a log on a 60 degree hillside. When he completed his cut, the log rolled downhill and pivoted. It then came back at the employee and pinned him against a log that was behind him. Employee #1 was killed when his head was crushed.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, LOG, PINNED, STEEP GRADE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103696605			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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