Inspection Detail
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Inspection: 1631274.015 - C&K Lester Logging, Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Charleston
Site Address:
C&K Lester Logging, Llc
8594 Rocket Boys Dr
Cucumber, WV 24826
Mailing Address:
Po Box 147, Justice, WV 24851
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 113310/Logging
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/29/2022
Emphasis: L:Logging
Case Closed:
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 1962716 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Current Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Initial Penalty | $25,001 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25,001 |
Current Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,000 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001A | Serious | 19100266 H02 I | 03/22/2023 | 04/17/2023 | $11,000 | $15,625 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100266 H02 II | 03/22/2023 | 04/24/2023 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
3. | 01002 | Serious | 19100266 F02 VIII | 03/22/2023 | 03/28/2023 | $3,500 | $4,688 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
4. | 01003 | Serious | 19100266 H01 III | 03/22/2023 | 03/28/2023 | $3,500 | $4,688 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
5. | 02001 | Other | 19100266 I10 I | 03/22/2023 | 05/08/2023 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 1:15 p.m. on October 28, 2022, an employee was cutting a tree on a logging site. The cut tree became entangled with another tree and broke that tree in two places. When the second section broke, it bent back toward the employee that cut the tree, striking him in the head. The employee was killed due to head trauma.
Keywords:blunt force trauma, head, logger, logging, struck by, tree
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 1631274.015 | Fatality | Timber cutting and logging occupations |