Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125671677 - Simpson Timber Co

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 125671677

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 03/01/1999

Site Address:
Simpson Timber Co
T Line Rd., Cranell Tract
Crannell (Westhaven), CA 95570

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 68, Korbel, CA 95550

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/01/1999

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/27/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361692700

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201100997

Event: 02/24/1999

Employee Injured When Struck in Head By Chunk of Wood

. Employee #1 was working as a choker-setter/rigging-slinger for a company a doing logging operations. Employee #1 was injured when a piece of wood came off the cables of the "yarder". The "yarder" was returning the carriage to the logged area when a piece of wood got caught on, and slid down the cable. The "yarder" operator slacked the line to allow the wood to fall off the cable. The piece of wood flew down the hill and struck Employee #1 on the head. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries which paralyzed him from the neck down.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, PARALYSIS, LOG, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125671677			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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