Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304499908 - Jerry English Logging

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Gray Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 304499908

Report ID: 0454716

Date Opened: 10/02/2001

Site Address:
Jerry English Logging
Dyer Hollow Rd.
Bulls Gap, TN 37722

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/02/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/19/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100621564

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$2,600	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$4,600
Current Penalty	$2,600	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$4,600
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100266 H01 VI	12/06/2001	12/11/2001	$1,600	$1,600	$0	-
2.	01002A	Serious	19100266 I03 VI	12/06/2001	12/12/2001	$1,000	$1,000	$0	-
3.	01002B	Serious	19100266 I07 I	12/06/2001	01/08/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02001	Other	30012	12/06/2001	12/11/2001	$2,000	$2,000	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200621704

Event: 07/05/2001

Employee crushed by falling tree

Employee #1 was felling trees. Employee #1 had felled a hickory tree that was now lying on the ground. Employee #1 had apparently cut or notched an oak tree to fall toward the downed hickory tree. Employee #1 began to limb the hickory tree and was struck from the rear by the oak tree. The oak tree fatally crushed him against the hickory tree.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TREE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304499908			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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