Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1474538.015 - Kdf Forestry Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 1474538.015

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 05/07/2020

Site Address:
Kdf Forestry Inc.
615 Stringtown Road
Oroville, CA 95965

Mailing Address:
3941 Park Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 113310/Logging

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/19/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/18/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1585895

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$5,000
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	Other	342(A)	08/19/2020		$5,000	$5,000	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 125987.015

Event: 04/13/2020

Employee felling tree crushes leg under dislodged falling tr

At 1:00 p.m. on April 13, 2020, an employee working as a chain saw operator for a logging company was felling an approximately 100-foot pine tree. The tree became entangled in another tree. The employee attempted to dislodge the tree by making a cut on the bottom of the tree, as the tree broke free, it spun around and fell on the employee's leg. The employee crushed his leg causing broken bones in his lower leg and requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Caught Between, Chain Saw, Crushed, Cutting, Entangled, Falling Object, Fracture, Leg, Lodged Tree, Logging, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Tree Felling

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1474538.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Chainsaw Operator

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