Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115704520 - Professional Forest Management Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 115704520

Report ID: 1054118

Date Opened: 03/24/1992

Site Address:
Professional Forest Management Inc
Slick Rock Site Sec 36 T65 R10w 12 Mi West
Lincoln City, OR 97367

Mailing Address:
P O Box 825, Newport, OR 97365

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0851

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/24/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/10/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361529696

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$100	$0	$100
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$100	$0	$100
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	701070501	05/08/1992	05/11/1992	$100	$100	$0		A - Amendment

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 675611

Event: 03/23/1992

Employee killed by falling snag

At approximately 11:35 a.m. on March 23, 1992, Employee #1 was working as a safety spotter for a snag cutter. The two-man crew was cutting snags in a unit that was going to be burned; they had cut nineteen snags that morning. The normal procedure was to check each snag for pitch rings, sound wood, and lean, and to establish an escape route. These procedures were followed, but when the back cut was started, the side of a snag blew out, causing it to fall sideways. Employee #1 ran from behind a second growth fir tree directly into the path of the 33 ft snag, which struck him in the head and back. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, BACK, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115704520			Fatality	Asphyxia	Forestry workers, except logging

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