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Inspection: 15066004 - Ronald D Hongell/Ronald Tommila/Randle L Ward Paul

Inspection Information - Office: Medford

 

Inspection Nr: 15066004
Report ID: 1054116
Date Opened: 06/11/1986

Site Address:
Ronald D Hongell/Ronald Tommila/Randle L Ward Paul
Approx 35 Miles Ne Of Steelhead Creek Road
Idleyld Park, OR 97447

Mailing Address:
360 South Woodridge, Coquille, OR 97423

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/20/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/29/1986

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360770507
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 3
Current Violations 3 3
Initial Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
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 780005016 07/25/1986 08/22/1986 $0 $0 $0 -  
2. 01002 Other 740004501 07/25/1986 08/04/1986 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 01003 Other 780001504 A 07/25/1986 08/04/1986 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14206692
Event: 06/09/1986
EMPLOYEE STRUCK ON HEAD BY FALLING TREE LIMB

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40 AM ON JUNE 9, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FELLING A 100 FOOT DOUGLAS FIR TREE. AS THE TREE BEGAN TO FALL, EMPLOYEE #1 MOVED AWAY FROM THE STUMP. THE FALLING TREE DISLODGED A FIR LIMB AS IT PULLED AWAY FROM ANOTHER FIR TREE, WHICH WAS ABOUT 110 FEET TALL. THE FALLING LIMB STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD, KILLING HIM. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, WORKING ABOUT 500 FEET AWAY, CAME TO INVESTIGATE AFTER HE HAD NOT HEARD EMPLOYEE #1'S CHAIN SAW FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. HE FOUND EMPLOYEE #1, APPARENTLY LIFELESS, LYING AT THE BASE OF THE TREE FROM WHICH THE LIMB HAD FALLEN. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE TRANSPORTED EMPLOYEE #1 TO THE DOUGLAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 15066004 Fatality Other Timber cutting and logging occupations
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