Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309426153 - Precision Thinning Services Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 309426153

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 10/26/2006

Site Address:
Precision Thinning Services Inc
Hand Thin Atv Timber Sale 21 Miles S
Mapleton, OR 97453

Mailing Address:
1946 Sw 72nd St, Corvallis, OR 97333

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 113310/Logging

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/14/2007

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/30/2008

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$3,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,125
Current Penalty	$3,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,125
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	707092505	03/28/2007	10/26/2006	$2,500	$2,500	$0	04/20/2007	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Serious	707011001	03/28/2007	10/26/2006	$625	$625	$0	04/20/2007	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201203445

Event: 10/24/2006

Employee Is Injured When Struck by Log

On October 24, 2009, an employee was using a motorized carriage to pull a turn of logs. As the logs were moving towards the carriage, a tree length log became hung-up behind a standing tree. The employee continued to use the drop line to try and pull the log around the tree but it was now in a bind and bowing hard from the pressure. The employee decided to move the motorized carriage ahead, as the carriage moved ahead the tree length log that was choked on the small end broke. The log that was approximately 70 feet long fell towards the employee, who was only 41 feet away. The log stuck the employee in the back as he turned to run. The employee received multiple serious injuries, including unspecified fractures, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE FELLING, LOG, TREE, LOGGER, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309426153			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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