Inspection Detail
Inspection: 303176598 - Gahlsdorf Logging Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Eugene
Site Address:
Gahlsdorf Logging Inc
T8w,R2s,Sec 7
Tillamook, OR 97141
Mailing Address:
4110 Eagle Crest Dr Nw, Salem, OR 97304
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2411
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/10/2001
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/06/2002
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $10,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,500 |
Current Penalty | $3,625 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,625 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 706012006 | 01/11/2001 | 01/17/2001 | $1,500 | $5,000 | $0 | 01/16/2001 | L - State Settlement | |
2. | 01002 | Serious | 706056509 | 01/11/2001 | 01/17/2001 | $625 | $2,500 | $0 | 01/16/2001 | L - State Settlement | |
3. | 01003 | Serious | 701076001 B B | 01/11/2001 | 01/17/2001 | $0 | $2,500 | $0 | 01/16/2001 | L - State Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
4. | 01004 | Serious | 706001504 | 01/11/2001 | 02/04/2001 | $1,500 | $500 | $0 | 01/16/2001 | L - State Settlement | |
5. | 02005 | Other | 706001503 A | 01/11/2001 | 01/17/2001 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 01/16/2001 | L - State Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
6. | 02006 | Other | 701072003 | 01/11/2001 | 01/17/2001 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 01/16/2001 | L - State Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 2:30 p.m. on July 18, 2000, Employee #1, a choker setter, was part of a rigging crew that was being towed to the landing on the rigging, which was operated by an Acme brand motorized carriage. Apparently, the clamps that attached the carriage to the rigging lines and chokers released for some reason and slid backward down the skyline. As this happened, the dropline was sucked up into the carriage. Employee #1 was standing on a stick that ran through the bell of the choke. When the clamps released and the dropline came up, he was pulled up to the carriage and then thrown into the air, landing approximately 125 ft down the slope. The rigging slinger ran to Employee #1 and initiated the company's emergency medical procedures. Employee #1 was evacuated by helicopter to the Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, where he was treated for multiple fractures.
Keywords: EJECTED, HOLD-DOWN CLAMP, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, CHOKER SETTER, LOGGER, FALL, LOGGING, MECH MALFUNCTION
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 303176598 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Timber cutting and logging occupations |