Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124750407 - S Reidlog Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 124750407

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 11/15/1993

Site Address:
S Reidlog Inc
Steam Engine Thin Sale 21s 4w Sec 3 Unit #2
Cottage Grove, OR 97424

Mailing Address:
42642 Winnberry Rd, Fall Creek, OR 97438

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/16/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/18/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362316903

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$600
Current Penalty	$600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$600
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	706005015	01/21/1994	01/24/1994	$300	$300	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	706005016	01/21/1994	01/24/1994	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 787887

Event: 11/11/1993

Employee dies when struck by tree

Employee #1 was employed as a timber faller for S. Reid Log. There were no witnesses to this accident, as his partner was located up the hill and out of sight. It appears that Employee #1 had faced and backed up two small trees, and had left them standing hung up. There were no signs of wedges being used on either tree. It appears that after Employee #1 could not get the two trees down he dropped back and felled a small maple (push) tree toward the two trees, without any success in knocking them down. Then he fell another maple, which was to be felled 90 degrees from the two standing trees. As he finished felling this maple, the smaller of the two standing trees came over backwards and struck Employee #1 on the head, causing fatal injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124750407			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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