Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306966276 - Superior Helicopters Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 306966276

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 09/23/2003

Site Address:
Superior Helicopters Llc
7 Sides Timber Sale
Sweet Home, OR 97386

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1480, Grants Pass, OR 97528

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 113310/Logging

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/12/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: L:Logging

Case Closed: 04/26/2004

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
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	706040506	12/18/2003	12/23/2003	$1,000	$2,500	$0	01/08/2004	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201202405

Event: 09/19/2003

Logger's Arm Is Fractured by Falling Log

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on September 19, 2003, Employee #1 was working as a logger. He had hooked a turn of logs to a helicopter. The helicopter was unsuccessful in two attempts to pick up the logs, because they had become hung up. Employee #1 was moving away from the turn, when he saw that it was snagged. He stopped and turned toward the turn to see why it couldn't be lifted. While he was looking for the source of the jam, the chokers came out of the hook on the helicopter. The logs fell, and one struck Employee #1. He was carried to a landing zone and transported to a local hospital, where he was found to have multiple fractures in his arm. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LOG, STUCK, HELICOPTER, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, ARM, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306966276			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.