Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111536819 - Weyerhaeuser Company

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Tumwater Service Location, Tumwater, Wa

Inspection Nr: 111536819

Report ID: 1055340

Date Opened: 11/20/1990

Site Address:
Weyerhaeuser Company
Weyco 228 Road
Toutle, WA 98649

Mailing Address:
Po Box 188, Longview, WA 98632

Union Status: Union

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/19/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/01/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361036866

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,200
Current Penalty	$1,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,200
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	0540055718	01/10/1991	12/19/1990	$1,200	$1,200	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170252456

Event: 11/13/1990

Employee's leg amputated after he is thrown from tractor

A D8 Caterpillar was being used by a tower logging crew as a portable tailhold for different roads. The Caterpillar had to be moved down the hill, on an approximately 60 degree slope, for the next road. The ground was soft from previous hard rains. Employee #1, a hook tender, started down over the hill until the Caterpillar hung up on a snag. The employee sawed off the snag. He then tried to maneuver the Caterpillar, now free of the snag, around its stump. The Caterpillar, once sideways, started sliding down the hill in the soft dirt. After sliding approximately 6 ft, the Caterpillar dug down to solid rock and then started rolling over, downhill. The Caterpillar rolled over four times. Employee #1 was thrown out on its third roll. His lower legs were seriously injured. The right leg was later amputated at the hospital.

Keywords: EJECTED, AMPUTATED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, STEEP GRADE, SLIPPERY SURFACE, TRACTOR, LOGGING, LEG, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111536819			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, forestry and logging workers

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