Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105751176 - Stone Mountain Logging Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Abingdon (Field Office) - Safety 0355110

Inspection Nr: 105751176

Report ID: 0355110

Date Opened: 09/17/1990

Site Address:
Stone Mountain Logging Co. Inc.
Rt. 604, 6 Miles East Int. Rt. 604 & 70
Blackwater, VA 24221

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 468, Jonesville, VA 24263

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/18/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/16/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360789325

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$1,550	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,550
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100106 D02 I	02/15/1991	02/27/1991	$150	$300	$0	03/12/1991	Y - State Decision
2.	01002	Serious	19100266 C03 II	02/15/1991	02/19/1991	$725	$1,000	$0	03/12/1991	Y - State Decision
3.	01003A	Serious	19101200 E01	02/15/1991	03/20/1991	$125	$250	$0	03/12/1991	Y - State Decision
4.	01003B	Serious	19101200 G08	02/15/1991	03/20/1991	$0	$0	$0	03/12/1991	Y - State Decision
5.	01003C	Serious	19101200 H	02/15/1991	03/20/1991	$0	$0	$0	03/12/1991	Y - State Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 953745

Event: 09/14/1990

Employee killed when struck by falling dead tree

At 9:05 a.m. on September 14, 1990, Employee #1 and a helper were cutting trees in a logging operation. Uphill from them, a skidder operator was hooking cables to trees that had just been cut. The skidder operator backed his skidder against a dead tree to brace the skidder while winching the cut trees. When the skidder moved away from the dead tree, it fell, striking and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105751176			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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