Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305960866 - Weyerhaeuser Dodson Lumber Facility

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 305960866

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 08/29/2003

Site Address:
Weyerhaeuser Dodson Lumber Facility
Hwy 167 North
Dodson, LA 71422

Mailing Address:
P.O Box 98, Dodson, LA 71422

Union Status: Union

SIC:2421

NAICS: 321113/Sawmills

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/29/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/15/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100554328

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	19100178 N06	11/26/2003	12/03/2003	$3,500	$7,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200553022

Event: 08/28/2003

Employee killed when caught between forklift and kiln truck

At approximately 10:18 a.m. on August 28, 2003, Employee #1 and three coworkers were using a push-pull method to move lumber through a drying process. The drying process involved a kiln truck on wheels, 72 ft-long by 8 ft-wide, with an estimated load of 172,800 pounds. Normally, two forklifts would be used to perform the push-pull task. One forklift would be on the south end pushing lumber, and one forklift would be on the north end pulling lumber out of the kiln dryer. This time the normal process was not working since the wheels on the kiln truck met with resistance that cause the kiln truck to stall. Two additional forklifts were positioned on the south side of the kiln. Employee #1 was operating the forklift on north side pulling lumber out. Employee #1 was later found dead pinned between the kiln truck lumber and his forklift.

Keywords: CHEST, IND TRK OPERATOR, KILN, PINNED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LUMBER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305960866			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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