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Inspection: 300706330 - Wilcox Logging, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wyoming Department Of Workforce Services - Osha Division

 

Inspection Nr: 300706330
Report ID: 0855610
Date Opened: 12/11/1998

Site Address:
Wilcox Logging, Inc.
Eugene Warton Property
Afton, WY 83110

Mailing Address:
9169 S. 400 West, Rexburg, ID 83440

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/11/1998

Emphasis: L:2400

Case Closed: 12/16/1998

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 100980143

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200980084
Event: 12/10/1998
Employee killed when struck by falling tree section

On December 10, 1998, Employee #1, a logger, felled a Douglas fir tree that scraped along the entire length of a standing tree as it fell. The standing tree already had a weakened section approximately 20 ft from the top due to a forked branch having fallen off some time in the past. Employee #1 continued to fell other trees in the area when the standing tree snapped at its weak point and the top section dropped on his head. He was knocked down against a fallen log, causing injuries to his chest and upper torso, from which he died.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, TREE FELLING, STRUCK AGAINST, LOGGER, TREE SECTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 300706330 Fatality Puncture Occupation not reported
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