Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14972863 - Kelly Yow Sawmill

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 14972863

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 07/02/1985

Site Address:
Kelly Yow Sawmill
Off Sr 14191 7 Mile 9 Mile North Of Nc 705 Between
Robbins, NC 27325

Mailing Address:
Rt 2 Box 645, Seagrove, NC 27341

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/11/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/16/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360611909

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			9		10
Current Violations	1			9		10
Initial Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$120	$0	$360
Current Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$120	$0	$360
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100095 I02	08/13/1985	08/31/1985	$240	$240	$0	-
2.	02001	Other	7B0308	08/13/1985	08/16/1985	$120	$120	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	19100141 B01 VI	08/13/1985	08/16/1985	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02003	Other	19100169 B03 I	08/13/1985	08/31/1985	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	02004	Other	19100219 E01 I	08/13/1985	08/16/1985	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	02005	Other	19100265 E05 IIIA	08/13/1985	08/16/1985	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	02006	Other	19100095 D01	08/13/1985	08/16/1985	$0	$0	$0	-
8.	02007	Other	19100095 G01	08/13/1985	09/30/1985	$0	$0	$0	-
9.	02008	Other	19100095 K01	08/13/1985	09/30/1985	$0	$0	$0	-
10.	02009	Other	19100095 L01	08/13/1985	08/31/1985	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14340020

Event: 05/31/1985

STRUCK BY FALLING TREE; SUBSEQUENTLY SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK

ON MAY 31, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 AND HIS SON WERE CUTTING LOGS. AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15, A TREE THAT THEY HAD CUT REBOUNDED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 A GLANCING BLOW ON THE SHOULDER. THE EMPLOYER ARRIVED ON THE SCENE ABOUT A MINUTE LATER AND FOUND EMPLOYEE #1 SITTING ON THE GROUND NEXT TO THE FELLED TREE. THE EMPLOYER ASKED EMPLOYEE #1 IF HE COULD MOVE HIS ARM AND SHOULDER. HE THEN CUT THE EMPLOYEE'S SHIRT OFF TO LOOK FOR SIGNS OF INJURY. HE COULD FIND NONE. SINCE HE FELT HE HAD SUSTAINED NO SERIOUS DAMAGE, EMPLOYEE #1 ASKED TO BE ALLOWED TO GO HOME, GET SOME REST, THEN RETURN TO WORK. THE EMPLOYER URGED EMPLOYEE #1 TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. EMPLOYEE #1 BEGAN TO FEEL FAINT AND NAUSEOUS. HIS EMPLOYER, FEELING THAT EMPLOYEE #1 MIGHT BE HAVING HEART PROBLEMS, MADE A STRETCHER AND TRANSPORTED HIM TO A DOCTOR IN ROBBINS, NORTH CAROLINA. THE EMPLOYEE STILL INSISTED THAT HE WAS NOT ILL AND REFUSED TO ENTER THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE. THE DOCTOR WAS SUMMONED TO THE TRUCK. THE DOCTOR, FEARING THAT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK, HAD THE EMPLOYER CARRY THE EMPLOYEE INTO HIS OFFICE. WHEN HE FINALLY WAS TAKEN INTO THE OFFICE AND PLACED ON A TABLE, HE HAD NO HEARTBEAT. THE DOCTOR MANAGED TO REVIVE HIM AND SEND FOR AN AMBULANCE TO TRANSPORT THE EMPLOYEE TO A HOSPITAL IN CARTHAGE. HOWEVER, BEFORE THE EMPLOYEE COULD BE MOVED HIS HEART STOPPED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE DOCTOR WAS NOT ABLE TO REVIVE HIM.

Keywords: SHOULDER, TREE FELLING, HEART ATTACK, TREE, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14972863			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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