Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106103831 - Tyler Grace Logging & Pulpwood

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106103831

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 03/07/1996

Site Address:
Tyler Grace Logging & Pulpwood
Hwy. 23 Intersection Hwy. 17
Castleberry, AL 36426

Mailing Address:
Rt. 2 Box 256-B, Evergreen, AL 36401

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/19/1996

Emphasis: L:Xlogging

Case Closed: 12/09/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361121163

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$375
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
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	19100266 F03 VIII	07/12/1996	07/18/1996	$300	$375	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170577696

Event: 03/06/1996

Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Employee #1, a skidder operator, was part of a crew cutting trees that had been damaged by Hurricane Opal. The crew's procedure was that when a tree became lodged, the feller would advise the skidder operator and he would use his machine to take it down. The feller advised Employee #1 of a tree lodged in a pine tree that was not going to be cut. Employee #1 got off the skidder and was pulling the skidder cable to tie it down and fell it when the lodged tree came loose. Employee #1 ran in the direction the tree was falling. He was struck and killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, LODGED TREE, TREE, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106103831			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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