Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125673475 - Pacific Timber Contracting
Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office
Site Address:
Pacific Timber Contracting
Twin Peak Ts, 7 Mil Se Capetown
Petrolia, CA 95558
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 44, Ferndale, CA 95536
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2411
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/29/1998
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/02/1998
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 361678394 |
Investigation Summary
On October 29, 1998, Employee #1, a timber feller, was cutting trees. As the first cut tree fell to the ground, it brushed against another tree and bent its limbs to the ground, but did not break them. Employee #1 continued cutting the first tree's limbs, and also cut through the bent tree limbs. When the bent limb was cut, it sprang up and struck Employee #1 in the face, throwing him 15 feet, and killing him.
Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 125673475 | Fatality | Other | Timber cutting and logging occupations |