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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 124814542 - Don Whitaker Logging & Hauling Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100
Site Address:
Don Whitaker Logging & Hauling Inc
Wolf Creek Rd Sec 30 & 31 T18sr5w
Veneta, OR 97487
Mailing Address:
Po Box 40, Roseburg, OR 97470
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2411
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/22/1996
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/11/2000
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362632242 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $7,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $57,000 |
| Current Penalty | $5,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 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 | 7060015 | 06/14/1996 | 06/19/1996 | $5,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 06/19/1996 | L - State Settlement | |
| 2. | 02002 | Willful | 706040508 | 06/14/1996 | 06/19/1996 | $25,000 | $50,000 | $0 | 06/19/1996 | L - State Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on January 3, 1996, Employee #1, of Whitaker Logging and Hauling, Inc., Crow, OR, was part of a four-man crew setting chokers on each side of a rigging. Employee #1, who was the second rigging slinger, and a choker setter set chokers on three logs and an 80 ft tall standing tree on the west side of the rigging. They then walked over to the east side of the rigging where the hook tender and first rigging slinger were setting chokers. Employee #1 blew three whistles for the yarder operator to haul in the turn. When the carriage began to travel uphill, the chokers became taut on the standing tree and a log that pulled up behind it, causing the tree to fall straight across the mainline and haulback lines 31 ft away. The top 49 ft section of the falling tree struck Employee #1, who was standing approximately 30 ft away from the lines. He died at the scene.
Keywords: TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, CHOKER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 124814542 | Fatality | Concussion | Timber cutting and logging occupations |