Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302684394 - Weyerhaeuser Company

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 302684394

Report ID: 1054118

Date Opened: 12/02/1999

Site Address:
Weyerhaeuser Company
11 Miles Se Of
Cottage Grove, OR 97424

Mailing Address:
77629 S Pacific Hwy, Cottage Grove, OR 97424

Union Status: Union

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/30/1999

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/30/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101612257

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201611589

Event: 12/01/1999

One employee killed and one injured when thrown downhill

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on December 3, 1999, the logging rigging hauled Employees #1 and #2 up the hill towards the landing. It appears that when a brake was released on the Macke logging carriage, they were thrown approximately 100 ft down the hill. Employee #1 sustained internal injuries, as well as a laceration to the back of his head. He was hospitalized. Employee #2 was killed at the scene of the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, RIGGING, BRAKE, LACERATION, HAULBACK LINE, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302684394					Occupation Not Listed

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