Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1292435.015 - Gerald Pelletier, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Augusta Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1292435.015

Report ID: 0111100

Date Opened: 01/18/2018

Site Address:
Gerald Pelletier, Inc.
5th St. Johns Wood Camp Ragmuff Road
Millinocket, ME 04462

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 689, Millinocket, ME 04462

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 113310/Logging

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/18/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/03/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1299922	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$15,521	$0	$0	$6,467	$0	$21,988
Current Penalty	$9,054	$0	$0	$4,526	$0	$13,580
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100266 F01 III	03/06/2018	03/16/2018	$0	$6,467	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100266 F02 VII	03/06/2018	03/14/2018	$9,054	$9,054	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19040039 A02	03/06/2018		$4,526	$6,467	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 102755.015

Event: 01/09/2018

Employee suffers fractured hips when caught in tree gripper

At 11:00 a.m. on January 9, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker were trying to remove a set of guide rollers from the boom of a delimbing machine. The coworker got into the cab to joggle the boom to free up the roller assembly. The coworker inadvertently hit the button to close the hydraulic tree grippers, and Employee #1 became caught in the grippers. The employee sustained two broken hips and had to be hospitalized.

Keywords: Boom, Caught In, Fracture, Hip, Roller--Mach/Part, Struck Against, Tree Trimming

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1292435.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury

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