Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300326980 - Tombigbee Timber Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300326980

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 12/04/1996

Site Address:
Tombigbee Timber Co.
Robinson Tract - Hwy 45
Citronelle, AL 36522

Mailing Address:
Hc 66 Box 56, Salitpa, AL 36570

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/04/1996

Emphasis: L:Xlogging

Case Closed: 02/20/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361978273

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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.	01001A	Serious	19100266 H01 VI	01/15/1997	01/19/1997	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-
2.	01001B	Serious	19100266 D06 I	01/15/1997	01/19/1997	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200450070

Event: 12/04/1996

Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Employee #1, a top-off man on a logging operation, was working less than two tree lengths from an approximately 20 ft tall oak tree with a bottom diameter of 6 in. The oak tree was dead, but it had not been marked or removed. A skidder operator was pulling some logs that had been previously cut when one of them struck the dead oak, causing it to fall on Employee # 1. He sustained severe head injuries and died approximately 11 hours later.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, LOG, WORK RULES, TREE, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300326980			Fatality	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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