Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300386679 - George Williams Dba Williams Logging

Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300386679

Report ID: 0317500

Date Opened: 02/04/1999

Site Address:
George Williams Dba Williams Logging
Approximately 1 1/2 Miles From Sr 2001
Fallentimber, PA 16639

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 112, Market Street, Coalport, PA 16627

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/04/1999

Emphasis: L:Logging

Case Closed: 01/25/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100540137

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,250
Current Penalty	$1,690	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,690
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100266 D01 VIIA	03/04/1999	03/08/1999	$690	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100266 D01 IV	03/04/1999	03/08/1999	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01001C	Serious	19100266 D01 VIIB	03/04/1999	03/08/1999	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01002	Serious	19100266 F07 I	03/04/1999	03/08/1999	$1,000	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200540375

Event: 02/02/1999

Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Employee #1 and coworkers were engaged in a logging operation on a hillside that sloped between 20 and 26 degrees. A coworker backed his John Deere 540 skidder so that its rear was against a dead, 16 in. diameter oak tree. The operator then set the brakes, dismounted, and went to choke a fourth log. The skidder rolled backward down the hill and pushed over the dead oak tree, which struck Employee #1 as it fell. He was killed.

Keywords: CHOCK, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, STEEP GRADE, TREE, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY, UNMANNED, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300386679			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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