Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111908539 - Grover C. Southard, Jr.

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111908539

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 07/24/1992

Site Address:
Grover C. Southard, Jr.
Eastman Ridge Off County Line Rd.
French Gulch, CA 96033

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 167, Bella Vista, CA 96008

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/24/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/27/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361283831

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$113	$0	$113
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$113	$0	$113
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	Other	6279 A	08/03/1992	08/06/1992	$113	$113	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	6251 B	08/03/1992	08/21/1992	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170697932

Event: 07/16/1992

Employee struck in head by limb of falling tree

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on July 16, 1992, Employee #1, a timber faller, was felling a 42 in. diameter, 80 ft tall Douglas fir tree that was limb locked with a smaller pine 6 ft away. Employee #1 made a normal undercut, started a back cut, drove two wedges behind the saw bar, then continued the back cut. As the tree started to fall, Employee #1 moved back and to the side. The limb lock held the top of the tree. The tree slid off the stump in the direction of the fall, then fell over backward 180 degrees from its intended direction. A long large limb struck Employee #1 in the head, causing a serious concussion. Employee #1 was wearing head protection. No violation of regulations was found during the investigation.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, LODGED TREE, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111908539			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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