Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1406057 - Lonnie Bull Logging Contractor

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1406057

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 08/27/1984

Site Address:
Lonnie Bull Logging Contractor
I P Timberland 6 Miles N E Of
Fouke, AR 71837

Mailing Address:
Rt 2 Box 167aa, Fouke, AR 71837

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/30/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/22/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360551055

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14237481

Event: 08/21/1984

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY UNKNOWN OBJECT

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS A MEMBER OF A LOGGING CREW WHICH HAD BEEN FELLING, TRIMMING AND TOPPING TREES FOR SHIPMENT TO A LUMBER COMPANY. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LAST SEEN ALIVE TRIMMING AND TOPPING TREES WITH A CHAIN SAW APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR BEFORE HIS BODY WAS FOUND. EMPLOYEE #1'S BODY WAS FOUND ABOUT 11:30 AM, AUGUST 21, 1984, LYING IN AN AREA WHERE HE HAD BEEN TRIMMING A GROUP OF TREES. THE TREES HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AREA BY THE SKIDDER. THE BODY WAS LYING FACE UP WITH KNEES SLIGHTLY BENT AND ARMS OUT AT THE SIDES AND UP TOWARDS THE HEAD. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS EXAMINED BY HIS FATHER, WHO FOUND NO SIGN OF LIFE. THERE WAS A CUT ON THE BACK OF EMPLOYEE #1'S HEAD. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM OF WADLEY HOSPITAL IN TEXARKANA, TEXAS, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL. NO AUTOPSY WAS PERFORMED. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FAILED TO REVEAL THE CAUSE OF DEATH. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES, AND ALL PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE HAD BEEN DESTROYED.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1406057			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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