Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3071941 - Sutherlin Cutters Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Medford

Inspection Nr: 3071941

Report ID: 1054116

Date Opened: 03/19/1987

Site Address:
Sutherlin Cutters Incorporated
1 Mi Up Lower Mehl West Rd
Elkton, OR 97436

Mailing Address:
Po Box 445, Sutherlin, OR 97479

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/30/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/14/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360772420

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$95	$0	$0	$0	$0	$95
Current Penalty	$95	$0	$0	$0	$0	$95
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	780001502	04/27/1987	06/03/1987	$95	$95	$0	-
2.	02002	Other	780005016	04/27/1987	06/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
3.	02003A	Other	7155001501	04/27/1987	06/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02003B	Other	7155002004	04/27/1987	06/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	02003C	Other	7155002501	04/27/1987	06/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	02003D	Other	71550030	04/27/1987	06/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14206502

Event: 03/19/1987

Struck by tree top

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on March 19, 1987, Employee #1 was falling and bucking timber on a hillside. Employee #1 had fell a large fir tree, which rolled down the hill and struck a maple tree approximately 90 feet in length; fracturing approximately the top 55 feet of the maple. Employee #1 bucked off a 26-foot-length log of the fir next to the maple. At this time the fractured top of the maple tree fell and struck Employee #1 on the head and right shoulder, killing him instantly. The county sheriff was dispatched and Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene. The bucking of the fir tree while it was in contact with the fractured maple may have jarred it and caused the fractured top to fall.

Keywords: HEAD, SHOULDER, CHAIN SAW, TREE, STRUCK BY, BUCKING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3071941			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors, forestry and logging workers

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