Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1558179.015 - Grove Contracting, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 1558179.015

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 10/12/2021

Site Address:
Grove Contracting, Inc.
7 Miles South Of Hwy 70 On Quincy Laporte Rd.
Quincy, CA 95971

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 727, Kamiah, ID 83536

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 113310/Logging

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/03/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/28/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1820687
Inspection	1559479	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$2,500
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	Other	342(A)	03/03/2022		$2,500	$5,000	$0	03/10/2022	O - Administrative Law Judge Order

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 144199.015

Event: 10/02/2021

Employee fractures leg when struck by throwback limbs

At 11:30 a.m. on October 2, 2021, an employee working for a logging company was felling an approximate 36-inch diameter 140-foot Douglas fir tree in a wildfire burn area. The employee cleared an escape route and as the tree was falling he retreated approximately 15 feet to the rear of the falling tree. As the tree fell it contacted other standing trees limbs resulting in the limbs being whipped toward the employee. The employee attempted to retreat to approximately 30 feet away from the stump when he was struck in the lower right leg by an approximate 10-foot to 12-foot limb that was 3-inches to 4-inches in diameter. The employee fractured his tibia and fibula and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Clearance, Clearing, Falling Object, Flying Object, Fracture, Leg, Logger, Logging, Struck By, Tibia, Tree, Tree Felling, Tree Limb, Tree Section

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1558179.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Timber cutting and logging occupations

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