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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120173786 - Eel River Sawmills Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office
Site Address:
Eel River Sawmills Inc
1053 Northwestern Ave.
Fortuna, CA 95540
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2421
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/11/1996
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/30/1996
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361666639 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750 |
| Current Penalty | $750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 4075 A | 03/11/1996 | 03/11/1996 | $750 | $750 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, of Eel River Sawmills, Inc., was in his second week of training as an off-bearer. The last cant, 6 in. by 20 in. by 12 ft long, from a log was kicked off the carriage, but the far end of the cant did not come all the way off. The sawyer did not see that the cant had not come all the way off and returned the carriage to pick up another log. The returning carriage pushed the cant into Employee #1, pushing him into the live roll. He sustained a fractured hip and leg and was hospitalized. The cause of the accident was the sawyer not making sure that the cant was all the way off the carriage before returning the carriage for another log. The sawyer can lean forward and see the length of the carriage and the off-bearer through a window, and also has a monitor with a good view of the off-bearer's work position and the carriage.
Keywords: FRACTURE, SAWYER, LOG, WORK RULES, INEXPERIENCE, SAWMILL, STRUCK BY, HIP, INATTENTION, LEG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120173786 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Miscellaneous hand working occupations |