Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108262163 - Weyerhaeuser Co

Inspection Information - Office: Medford

Inspection Nr: 108262163

Report ID: 1054116

Date Opened: 03/15/1991

Site Address:
Weyerhaeuser Co
Weyerhaeuser Rd 0690
Coos Bay, OR 97420

Mailing Address:
Po Box 389, North Bend, OR 97459

Union Status: Union

SIC:5113

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/17/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/14/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360628739

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	410	04/25/1991	04/17/1991	$2,500	$2,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 712471

Event: 03/14/1991

Employee killed when runaway logging truck strikes road bank

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on March 14, 1991, Employee #1 was operating a fully loaded Kenworth off-the-road log truck. He was traveling along an approximately 2 1/2 mile stretch that had a constant downhill grade of between 12 and 17 percent. Prior to reaching a sharp corner near the bottom of the hill, Employee #1 lost control of the vehicle. The truck went through the corner and struck the bank with such impact that the load shifted and crushed the vehicle cab. Two coworkers witnessed the accident and called for an ambulance. They checked on Employee #1, and found that he had been pinned in the cab and killed. The loss of control due either to mechanical failure or to human error.

Keywords: PINNED, LOAD SHIFT, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED, LOG TRUCK, SHARP TURN, LOST CONTROL, MECH MALFUNCTION, INATTENTION, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108262163			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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