Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126687029 - Bzh Logging Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 126687029

Report ID: 1054118

Date Opened: 03/19/1998

Site Address:
Bzh Logging Co Inc
15 Miles Se Of
Gold Beach, OR 97444

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1159, Brookings, OR 97415

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/22/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/22/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101611077

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
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	706031012	07/17/1998	07/22/1998	$750	$2,500	$0	08/03/1998	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171017569

Event: 03/17/1998

Employee dies of asphyxia when crushed under brush pile

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on March 18, 1998, Employee #1 was using a D8 CAT crawler tractor to push brush off a logging landing when the tractor fell through the brush at a 60 degree angle. The crawler tipped over on its left side and Employee #1 was either thrown off or jumped to the downhill side. The vehicle descended approximately 75 ft before it came to rest with the left push arm of the blade crushing Employee #1 under a pile of brush. He was found, face down, in the fetal position, topped by a pile of brush being compressed by the weight of the tractor. Employee #1 died of mechanical asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CRUSHED, FALL, LOGGING, LOST CONTROL, SLOPE, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126687029			Fatality	Asphyxia	Supervisors, forestry and logging workers

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