Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115720799 - Surco Log Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 115720799

Report ID: 1054119

Date Opened: 03/04/1992

Site Address:
Surco Log Inc
London Road Sale 11 Miles Sw Of
Cottage Grove, OR 97424

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1057, Springfield, OR 97477

Union Status: Union

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/06/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/06/1992

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 787994

Event: 03/04/1992

Employee injured during yarding operation

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on March 4, 1992, Employee #1, a yarder operator, was operating a Berger yarder that was employing a gravity cable system. He was going ahead on the skyline (cable) when a loud pop was heard. Immediately after the noise, the yarder's tower (90 ft metal spar) began to lean, eventually falling, causing the hoist portion to tip over. The yarder operator's cab, where Employee #1 was seated, came in contact with an adjacent piece of log handling equipment that caused the cab to be sheared off and become lodged between the two pieces of equipment. Employee #1 was extricated through an escape hatch in the cab's roof. He was transported to a nearby hospital with leg injuries. He was treated and released later that same evening.

Keywords: YARDING, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LOGGING, SHEARED, CONTUSION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115720799			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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