Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105306328 - Marys River Lumber Co

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 105306328

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 08/29/1990

Site Address:
Marys River Lumber Co
24469 Hwy 20w
Philomath, OR 97370

Mailing Address:
4515 Ne Elliott Circle, Corvallis, OR 97330

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/19/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/1992

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	740003002 B	12/20/1990	10/19/1990	$0	$2,500	$0	01/07/1991	D - Govt Dismissed
2.	01002	Serious	767043501	12/20/1990	10/01/1990	$0	$2,500	$0	01/07/1991	D - Govt Dismissed

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 793752

Event: 08/28/1990

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU FORKLIFT

AN EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN INDUSTRIAL TRUCK (A FORKLIFT) TO UNLOAD A SHORT-LOG TRACTOR. THE EMPLOYEE HAD POSITIONED THE INDUSTRIAL TRUCK UNDER A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE RUNNING THROUGH THE LOG HANDLING YARD WHERE HE WAS WORKING. THE POWER LINE WAS LOCATED 22 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE 16000-LB FORKLIFT WAS TOO SMALL TO LIFT THE ENTIRE LOAD AT ONE TIME, AND THE EMPLOYEE CHOSE TO REMOVE THE TOP LOGS FIRST. THE TIP OF THE TOP RIGHT GRAPPLE ARM CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD LINE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND LYING ON HIS BACK ON THE GROUND, WITH HIS LEFT FOREARM IN CONTACT WITH THE FORKLIFT. HE HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED. (THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.)

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105306328			Fatality	Electric Shock	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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