Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303600811 - Fallon Logging Company

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Portland - Safety 1 1054111

Inspection Nr: 303600811

Report ID: 1054111

Date Opened: 07/27/2000

Site Address:
Fallon Logging Company
Moon Creek Sale
Tillamook, OR 97141

Mailing Address:
Attn David Burt, Po Box 637, Tillamook, OR 97141

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/27/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: L:Logging

Case Closed: 11/07/2000

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201631132

Event: 07/13/2000

Employee injured when struck by log rolling down the hill

Employee #1, the hook-tender, choked a log and sent it to the landing. When the yarder engineer landed the log, it knocked an Alder log chunk loose, causing it to roll down the hill. Employee #1 was struck in the leg, resulting in the right leg being broken. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, YARDING, LOG, STRUCK BY, CHOKER, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303600811			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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