Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15270762 - Tuxekan Logging Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Alaska Department Of Labor Osh Enforcement

Inspection Nr: 15270762

Report ID: 1050210

Date Opened: 07/12/1986

Site Address:
Tuxekan Logging Co.
Laboucher Bay, Pouch E
Ketchikan, AK 99901

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/13/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/13/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360734222

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14547970

Event: 07/11/1986

Employee killed when struck by pivoting log

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on July 11, 1986, Employee #1, of the Tuxekon Logging Co., was using a 181 Husqvarna power saw to buck a 16 in. top diameter by 40 ft 10 in. long log from a felled tree. When the log was cut, it began to roll away from him. The severing action dislodged the remaining 65 ft section of the tree, which lay diagonally on a 50 percent grade. The tree slid down the slope, struck a standing tree, and pivoted around, with the freshly bucked end swinging up near Employee #1. He lost his balance and fell into the path of the swinging tree section. The log struck him in the chest, causing massive crushing injuries and a broken neck. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, LOG, WORK RULES, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED, NECK, STRUCK BY, BUCKING, LOGGING, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15270762			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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