Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18548149 - James W. Niten And Glenn A. Bowman (Loggers)

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 18548149

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 01/21/1991

Site Address:
James W. Niten And Glenn A. Bowman (Loggers)
5240 Murray Rd.
Rural Hall, NC 27045

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 126, Ararat, VA 24053

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/22/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/19/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360489314

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$920	$0	$0	$0	$0	$920
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	95012901	03/19/1991	03/25/1991	$920	$920	$0	03/28/1991	Y - State Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Other	19100151 B	03/19/1991	03/25/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 1000330

Event: 01/18/1991

Employee killed when struck by a falling tree

A company was cutting timber on a 62 acre site for saw logs for local sawmills. They had been on-site for two days. The site was flat and clear of underbrush. Employee #1, a saw man, notched and felled a red oak that was 30 in. in diameter at its base and 86 ft tall. The tree fell to a 45 degree angle and struck a dead tree that had not been brought down. An approximately 54 ft 4 in. section of the dead tree snapped off and fell. The falling section of the dead tree broke off a limb on the red oak, which fell and struck the employee across the back and shoulders. He died of excessive hemorrhaging due to internal injuries.

Keywords: LOSS OF BLOOD, HEMORRHAGE, WORK RULES, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18548149			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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