Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1518348.015 - 317728462 - Rick Mckay Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 1518348.015

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 03/08/2021

Site Address:
317728462 - Rick Mckay Corporation
Twp 18 S Rge 5 E Sec 25
Blue River, OR 97413

Mailing Address:
965 Pinetop St, Sweet Home, OR 97386

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 113310/Logging

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/13/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/22/2022

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,800
Current Penalty	$2,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,800
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	OAR 437-007-0925(5)	08/17/2021	03/08/2021	$1,400	$1,400	$0		Z - Issued
2.	01002	Serious	OAR 437-007-0220(4)	08/17/2021	03/08/2021	$1,400	$1,400	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 133876.015

Event: 03/04/2021

Employee sustains multiple fractures when struck by upended

At 2:30 p.m. on March 4, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a logging company was pulling rigging and setting chokers. The employee was not positioned sufficiently out of the way when the go-ahead whistle was blown. As a result, the employee was struck by an upended log being yarded towards the landing when the log hung up on a stump and swung horizontally. The employee sustained multiple fractures including a broken arm and shoulder, injured rotator cuff, punctured lungs and a broken skull. The employee was transported via life flight to the hospital, where he was admitted.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Choker, Construction, Fracture, Head, Laborer, Log, Logging, Lung, Miscommunication, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Rigging, Rotator Cuff, Shoulder, Shoulder Bone, Skull, Struck By, Unsafe Position

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1518348.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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