Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18483313 - Cameron Mcpeak Timber Cutting

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 18483313

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 05/29/1989

Site Address:
Cameron Mcpeak Timber Cutting
Pitzer Road
Danbury, NC 27016

Mailing Address:
Pitzer Rd., Danbury, NC 27016

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/29/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/22/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360261184

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$450
Current Penalty	$450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$450
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	95012901	08/31/1989	09/06/1989	$240	$240	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 A	08/31/1989	09/06/1989	$210	$210	$0	-
3.	02001	Other	7B0308	08/31/1989	09/06/1989	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 761361

Event: 05/24/1989

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Employee #1, a timber cutter for Cameron McPeak Timber Cutting Company was limbing previously felled trees. A poplar tree that was 17 inches in diameter was cut by another employee. The tree set down on its stump instead of falling after it had been cut. The other employee warned Employee #1, who was 70 feet downhill limbing previously felled trees, to be careful of the tree he had just cut. The tree fell and struck Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained a fractured skull and was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE FELLING, SKULL, TREE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18483313			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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