Inspection Detail

Inspection: 116046293 - Ritenour Lumber Company

Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office

Inspection Nr: 116046293

Report ID: 0317500

Date Opened: 02/18/1992

Site Address:
Ritenour Lumber Company
State Game Land #51
Dunbar, PA 15431

Mailing Address:
Box 33, Melcroft, PA 15642

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/21/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/17/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360844526

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,050	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,050
Current Penalty	$525	$0	$0	$0	$0	$525
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	5A0001	03/19/1992	05/24/1992	$525	$1,050	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14321798

Event: 02/17/1992

Employee is struck and killed while felling trees

Employee #1 was felling a tree while working on a logging operation on a hill with a slope of about 45 to 50 degrees. He had cut his notch and was on the backside of the notch making his horizontal cut so that the tree would fall in the direction of the notch. Just as his saw got above the horizontal cut of the notch, the tree split and hit him in the stomach area. He died about 5 hours later on the operating table. The notch cut was not made correctly; the horizontal cut was about 2 to 2 1/2 inches past the point where the slant cut met the horizontal cut.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, UNEVEN GROUND, WORK RULES, LACERATION, TREE, STRUCK BY, SLOPE, STOMACH

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116046293			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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