Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105447858 - Aiken Mitchum & Son Timber Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 105447858

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 10/23/1987

Site Address:
Aiken Mitchum & Son Timber Co. Inc.
Macedonia Rd
Moncks Corner, SC 29461

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: 10/24/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/18/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360280283

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 675454

Event: 10/22/1987

Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Employee #1 made a block cut in a pine tree. He intended to have the pine tree fall away from a small cypress tree a few feet away. When Employee #1 realized that a 10 mph breeze was causing the pine tree to lean toward the cypress, he went to the opposite side of the pine tree from the block cut so that the pine would fall toward the cypress. When the pine began to fall, a limb caught the top of the cypress, causing the pine to break forward and then snap back up. The approximately 8 ft long top of the cypress broke and fell, striking Employee #1 in the head and killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, TREE, TREE SECTION, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105447858			Fatality	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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