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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120181292 - John Wheeler Logging Co Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office
Site Address:
John Wheeler Logging Co Inc
13570 Hwy 36 E
Red Bluff, CA 96080
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 339, Red Bluff, CA 95080
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2411
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/06/1996
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/26/1998
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361673304 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $810 | $0 | $810 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $325 | $0 | $325 |
| 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 | Other | 14301 A01 | 12/27/1996 | 01/13/1997 | $0 | $325 | $0 | A - Amendment | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3203 A | 12/27/1996 | 01/13/1997 | $0 | $160 | $0 | A - Amendment | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 6328 F | 12/27/1996 | 10/31/1996 | $325 | $325 | $0 | 01/23/1997 | W - Empr Withdrew |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was the third of three chasers on a logging crew engaged in drag line yarding with a Barko E550B yarder. The first chaser would pull the line to the second chaser, who would pull it to Employee #1 to connect it to the chokers he had set. As a turn was breaking out, the second chaser saw Employee #1 flying through the air. He did not see what had happened, and Employee #1 had no memory of the accident, nor of the days immediately before or after it. He suffered loss of feeling in his right arm and hand, a broken nose and cheekbone, and torn ligaments in his right shoulder. Apparently, the accident resulted from Employee #1's failure to get out of the area affected by the turn breaking out.
Keywords: CLEARANCE, FRACTURE, YARDING, WORK RULES, CHOKER SETTER, ARM, FACE, LOGGING, HAND
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120181292 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Timber cutting and logging occupations |