Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303922108 - Woodridge Cutting Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Medford

Inspection Nr: 303922108

Report ID: 1054116

Date Opened: 02/08/2001

Site Address:
Woodridge Cutting Inc
Bone Mountain Road 1140
Remote, OR 97468

Mailing Address:
360 S Woodridge Rd, Coquille, OR 97423

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/12/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/05/2001

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
Current Penalty	$250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$250
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	706035512	04/09/2001	04/12/2001	$250	$500	$0	04/19/2001	L - State Settlement
2.	02002	Other	706001505 B	04/09/2001	04/26/2001	$0	$0	$0	04/19/2001	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201620630

Event: 02/06/2001

Employee #1 was struck in the leg by a tree limb, fracture

At approximately 10:30 a.m., on February 6, 2001, Employee #1, timber faller, for Woodridge Cutting Inc., Employee #1 had cut his way up to a tree near a landing. He then attempted to cut out an escape path so he could cut the tree down. The tree he was preparing was a fir approximately 90 ft tall. On the landing side of the tree there was a dead tree approximately 60 ft tall. The dead tree behind it was somehow connected by the top leaning or a long limb. As the fir fell, the top from the dead tree fell and struck the employee in the leg. Employee #1 was transferred to Sacred Heart Hospital for treatment of a fractured leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STRUCK AGAINST, LACERATION, TREE, FALL, FACE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303922108			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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