Inspection Detail
Inspection: 122047673 - Southeastern Logging
Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office
Site Address:
Southeastern Logging
Corner Of Salem Road And New Gottengen Road
Senecaville, OH 43724
Mailing Address:
924 Belford St., Caldwell, OH 43724
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0851
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/01/1998
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/30/1999
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360966675 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
Current Violations | ||||||
Initial Penalty | $4,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,500 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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 | 19100266 D06 III | 09/08/1998 | 09/18/1998 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | 09/24/1998 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100266 H01 V | 09/08/1998 | 09/18/1998 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | 09/24/1998 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100266 H02 II | 09/08/1998 | 09/18/1998 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | 09/24/1998 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was felling trees in a wooded area while his coworker/employer dragged them up a hill to another spot. While the coworker was up the hill, Employee #1 apparently felled a tree, turned off his chain saw, and retreated at a 45 degree angle to the expected line of fall. As the tree came down, its limbs, which were intertwined with those of an adjacent tree, knocked some branches from the nearby tree. One limb fell 65 ft and struck Employee #1 on the head, killing him. When the coworker returned to the logging site, he found Employee #1 lying on the ground with a tree limb on top of him.
Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, STRUCK BY, ENTANGLED, FALLING OBJECT
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 122047673 | Fatality | Concussion | Timber cutting and logging occupations |