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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 306125436 - Oaks Logging & Land Clearing Company
Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Chattanooga Office - Safety
Site Address:
Oaks Logging & Land Clearing Company
2003 Dayton Blvd
Red Bank, TN 37415
Mailing Address:
1830 Clift Eldridge Rd, Soddy Daisy, TN 37379
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2411
NAICS: 113310/Logging
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/27/2002
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/29/2013
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100622158 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000 | $0 | $2,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000 | $0 | $2,000 |
| 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 | Other | 30012 | 03/13/2003 | 03/19/2003 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was working under a lowboy trailer with a logging skidder secured on top of the lowboy. The tractor and lowboy rig was parked at a vacant gravel lot while a coworker went to get parts. The coworker returned from the parts store and noticed that the tractor was not running. The coworker wanted to get to go to the job site and started the truck to build up air pressure. The coworker did not know that Employee #1 was working under the lowboy trailer. As the coworker turned the ignition key on the truck, the truck lunged forward approximately 4 ft, pulling the lowboy over Employee #1. The coworker thought that the truck was in neutral and that the parking brake was set. The truck was actually in first gear and the parking brake was off. Employee #1 was caught between the center support beam of the lowboy and the ground. Employee #1 suffered a ruptured aorta and died as a result of his injury.
Keywords: VEHICLE IN GEAR, BRAKE, CRUSHED, ARTERY, TRAILER, INATTENTION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 306125436 | Fatality | Other | Truck drivers, heavy |