Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15089097 - Edna E Christensen Geo R & Maita A Hegedora

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Inspection Nr: 15089097

Report ID: 1054115

Date Opened: 10/02/1984

Site Address:
Edna E Christensen Geo R & Maita A Hegedora
T65 R 37e Sec 15 Gohram Sale W Of
North Powder, OR 97867

Mailing Address:
1003 S Division, Walla Walla, WA 99362

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/18/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/01/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360596027

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
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	780001503	11/30/1984	12/10/1984	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14569404

Event: 10/01/1984

STRUCK BY LOG SKIDDER

AT APPROXIMATELY 3:45 PM ON OCTOBER 1, 1984, EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES WHEN HE WAS RUN DOWN BY AN FMC MODEL 210CA LOG SKIDDER. THE WORK SITE WAS THE GOHRAM TIMBER SALE, LOCATED IN T65, R37E, SEC. 15, NEAR HIGH MOUNTAIN, OREGON (WEST OF NORTH POWDER). THE EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT EMPLOYEE #1 HAD TRAVELLED UP AN OLD SKID ROAD, STOPPING NEAR THE TOP OF THE HILL. THE DEGREE OF SLOPE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46%. HE DISMOUNTED FROM THE SKIDDER, LEAVING THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE STACKING BLADE IN THE RAISED POSITION, THE PARKING BRAKE SET AND THE YARDING WINCH IN FREE SPOOL. HE WALKED TO AN AREA BEHIND AND BELOW THE MACHINE, TRYING TO FIND A LOG TO YARD TO THE LANDING AREA. THE SKIDDER ROLLED DOWN THE HILL BACKWARDS, STRIKING SEVERAL SMALL STANDING TREES (AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1). THE SKIDDER OVERTOOK AND CRUSHED EMPLOYEE #1. THE SKIDDER FINALLY CAME TO A STOP DUE TO THE BRUSH AND DEBRIS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FOUND UNDERNEATH THE DEBRIS AND THE SKIDDER.

Keywords: CRUSHED, SKIDDER, LOGGING, RUN OVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15089097			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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