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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 105329643 - Jantzer & Sons Logging
Inspection Information - Office: Medford
Site Address:
Jantzer & Sons Logging
Graves Ford
Grants Pass, OR 97526
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: 11/06/1989
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/07/1993
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360630263 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $4,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,000 |
| 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 | Willful | 780031004 B | 12/11/1989 | 11/06/1989 | $4,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 12/19/1989 | L - State Settlement | |
| 2. | 02002 | Other | 780001504 F | 12/11/1989 | 12/14/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 12/19/1989 | L - State Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was working as a choker setter on a TMY70 yarder. He was using a skyline cable, a haul-back cable, and a slack-pulling carriage to yard logs to the landing in a partial cut on a 55 percent slope. The 1 1/8 in. diameter skyline was anchored to a standing Douglas fir tree that had a 35 in. breast height diameter and stood approximately 96 feet tall. A haul-back block was also hung on the tree, which was about 400 feet below the yarder. The rigging slinger and Employee #1 had set the chokers on a turn of three logs. When the turn of logs was pulled toward the skyline, they hung up on a standing tree. The rigging slinger attempted to free the hang-up by using the haul-back to pull the turn away. At this time, the tail-hold tree started to fall. Employee #1 ran down the hill, but the falling tree struck him on the back of the head, 77 feet from where it uprooted. Employee #1 died.
Keywords: HEAD, STUCK, CHOKER SETTER, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 105329643 | Fatality | Concussion | Timber cutting and logging occupations |