Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305760514 - Byron Brothers Cutting

Inspection Information - Office: Alaska Department Of Labor Osh Enforcement

Inspection Nr: 305760514

Report ID: 1050210

Date Opened: 09/26/2003

Site Address:
Byron Brothers Cutting
Mile 7.5 Whipple Creek Road
Ketchikan, AK 99901

Mailing Address:
Box 1019, Ward Cove, AK 99928

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 113310/Logging

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/27/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Logging

Case Closed: 01/02/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101681633

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$375
Current Penalty	$375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$375
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	19100266 I10 I	12/05/2003	12/11/2003	$375	$375	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19100266 I11	12/05/2003	12/11/2003	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201681541

Event: 09/26/2003

Employee is injured when struck by falling tree

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on September 26, 2003, Employee #1, with Byron Brothers Cutting, was felling a tree approximately 13-in. diameter at its base and approximately 50-ft-high. While falling, this tree lodged between two other trees approximately 20 ft above the ground. Employee #1 thought the tree was lodged only in the uphill standing tree, so he felled the downhill standing tree. The lodged tree then fell and its branches struck Employee #1 in his back and left shoulder. He was hospitalized for a fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, WORK RULES, BACK, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305760514			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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