Inspection Detail
Inspection: 111910949 - The Pacific Lumber Co
Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office
Site Address:
The Pacific Lumber Co
Yager Logging Operation, Fisher Rd.
Carlotta, CA 95528
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 37, Scotia, CA 95565
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2411
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/04/1994
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/18/1994
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362104978 |
Investigation Summary
The employer runs a logging operation out of the Yager Creek facility. Employee #1 was a truck driver for the company with about 16 years of experience. He was driving an offroad logging truck (company #44) pulling a lowboy semitrailer on Yager Creek Main Line, which is a privately owned road. The tire tracks indicated that the truck approached the bridge at the extreme left side and that the left side tires rode in a groove created between the bridge surface and the wooden fenders along the edge of the bridge deck. The truck followed the groove out for a distance and then went over the edge and dropped 32 feet to the edge of the creek bed, killing Employee #1. There were no eyewitnesses and there were no indications at the scene as to why Employee #1 entered the bridge at the edge. An officer of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said that it appeared that the truck's front driver's side tire got caught in the groove next to the fender and this caused the truck to go over the side. The CHP did an investigation at the scene and a vehicle inspection of the truck and found no apparent problems. The Humboldt County coroner report also gave no indication of the cause of the accident. The CHP said they checked the maintenance records for the truck, as OSHA did, and no problems were indicated. The bridge had fenders required by 6266 of the Logging and Sawmill Safety Orders and no other violations were found in connection with the bridge or the accident.
Keywords: VEHICLE, WORK RULES, TRUCK, FALL, BRIDGE, TRAILER, LOGGING, TIRE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111910949 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |
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