Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111967733 - Mccoy Forestry

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111967733

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 06/04/1996

Site Address:
Mccoy Forestry
.7 Mi. Off Bear River Rd.,
Rio Dell, CA 95562

Mailing Address:
1165 12th Street, Arcata, CA 95521

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/02/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/14/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361672744

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$250
Current Penalty	$250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$250
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	6275 C	07/09/1996	07/02/1996	$250	$250	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170362032

Event: 05/28/1996

Employee injured when lodged tree falls

Employee #1, a faller for a logging contractor, was on the last day at a site and, with two coworkers, was finishing falling and bucking in the small areas that remained. Employee #1 was working about 1,000 yards straight uphill from the other two fallers. One of the coworkers said he heard Employee #1's chain saw at about 9:00 a.m., at which time they moved over a ridge and could no longer hear anything. Employee #1 cut a fir tree that apparently had a small dead oak lodged in it. As he was moving away from the falling tree, he was struck on the head and shoulders by the oak tree, He suffered a fractured neck and arm. The accident occurred some time during the morning but, because he was working alone, Employee #1 was not found until 2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. The accident resulted from not recognizing or seeing the lodged oak tree that had been cut the previous season.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE FELLING, LODGED TREE, NECK, STRUCK BY, ARM, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111967733			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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