Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17724568 - Rick Pettit Logging

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17724568

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 11/04/1985

Site Address:
Rick Pettit Logging
6 Miles Up Middle Fork Road Off East Side Road
Priest Lake, ID 83856

Mailing Address:
Route #1, Box 453, Priest River, ID 83856

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/04/1985

Emphasis: L:Logging

Case Closed: 11/26/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360511349

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14550636

Event: 10/23/1985

Employee killed when tree falls on skidder

Employee #1 was driving a skidder up a logging trail where a sawyer was felling trees. He drove into the danger area at the same time as a tree was coming down. The tree struck the skidder's canopy, pushing it down onto Employee #1. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TREE, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, COMMUNICATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17724568			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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