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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 304475114 - A & M Timber Co. Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office
Site Address:
A & M Timber Co. Inc.
West Raccourci Island
Innis, LA 70474
Mailing Address:
416 Pecan Ave., New Roads, LA 70763
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2411
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/01/2002
Emphasis: S:Logging
Case Closed: 02/28/2014
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100553023 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,200 |
| Current Penalty | $4,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,200 |
| 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 | 19100266 H01 VI | 03/22/2002 | 04/03/2002 | $2,100 | $2,100 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100266 I03 | 03/22/2002 | 03/22/2002 | $2,100 | $2,100 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19100266 I07 I | 03/22/2002 | 04/17/2002 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01002C | Serious | 19100266 I10 I | 03/22/2002 | 04/10/2002 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 3:45 p.m. on February 25, 2002, Employee #1, a saw hand with 30 years of experience, was on a logging crew that was cutting trees in section 51 of the Hyman-Harris timber tract on West Raccourci Island near Old River in West Feliciana Parish (LA). He had cut several trees, and after he did so, a skidder would skid the logs to the set, where they could be delimbed, placed on logging trucks, and trucked off site. Employee #1 had just cut a willow tree and was retreating when an approximately 75 ft long ash tree, which he had felled earlier and which was lodged in the branches of surrounding trees, fell to the ground and struck him. He was killed instantly. Although Employee #1 had felled the lodged ash tree earlier in the day, the skidder had for some reason not pulled it down.
Keywords: LODGED TREE, TREE, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 304475114 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |