Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115235590 - Gwt Inc

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

Inspection Nr: 115235590

Report ID: 1055350

Date Opened: 07/25/1996

Site Address:
Gwt Inc
Nine Mile Rd Off Toats Coulee Rd
Loomis, WA 98827

Mailing Address:
Po Box 972, Tonasket, WA 98855

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/26/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/31/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361204514

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$570	$0	$0	$0	$0	$570
Current Penalty	$570	$0	$0	$0	$0	$570
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	0540056901	09/18/1996	08/26/1996	$400	$400	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	0540056718	09/18/1996	08/26/1996	$170	$170	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170234090

Event: 07/24/1996

Employee killed when logging truck overturns

At approximately 7:00 a.m. on July 24, 1996, Employee #1 was operating a 1976 Peterbilt logging truck. He had picked up his first load of logs from the loading site and was descending a road with a 10 percent grade when he lost control of the truck as he negotiated a right-hand curve. In the middle of the curve, the vehicle tipped over onto the driver's side at the east edge of the roadway, causing extensive damage to the driver's side of the cab and to the driver's compartment. Employee #1 was pinned in the cab by the steering wheel; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The vehicle's tire tracks were in an arc, indicating that the vehicle had gone into a critical speed scuff or yaw coming into the curve. This was believed to have resulted from the brakes being out of adjustment.

Keywords: BRAKE, PINNED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LOG TRUCK, LOGGING, SLOPE, OVERTURN, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115235590			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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