Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125831255 - Columbia Helicopters

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125831255

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 02/11/2009

Site Address:
Columbia Helicopters
Archer Rd X South Fork Rd
Igo, CA 96047

Mailing Address:
Po Box 3500, Portland, OR 97208

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 113310/Logging

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/18/2009

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/12/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102512134

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202488235

Event: 12/11/2008

Employee Is Injured by Saw While Felling Tree

On December 11, 2008, Employee #1, a timber faller with a helicopter logging operator, was starting the back cut on a tree. When his saw contacted a small tree close to the tree he was felling, the saw kicked back and struck his lower left leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a fractured left tibia.

Keywords: KICK BACK, FRACTURE, TREE FELLING, TIBIA, SAW, TREE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125831255			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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