Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310771167 - Fort Apache Timber Company (Fatco)

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco Ro

Inspection Nr: 310771167

Report ID: 0935000

Date Opened: 02/14/2007

Site Address:
Fort Apache Timber Company (Fatco)
501 East Fatco Road
Whiteriver, AZ 85941

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 321113/Sawmills

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/15/2007

Emphasis: S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 12/17/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101780765

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$1,375	$0	$0	$700	$0	$2,075
Current Penalty	$701	$0	$0	$357	$0	$1,058
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
1.	01001A	Serious	19100219 C02 I	03/16/2007	04/18/2007	$701	$1,375	$0	04/05/2007	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100219 C04 I	03/16/2007	03/21/2007	$0	$0	$0	04/05/2007	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19040029 A	03/06/2007	04/20/2007	$357	$700	$0	04/05/2007	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201780954

Event: 02/13/2007

Employee Is Killed When Caught Between Rotating Shaft

At about 11:37 a.m. on February 13, 2007, an employee was working at sawmill. He was on the opposite side of the conveyor belt than the side where the lumber was gathered and transferred to a cart. No one knew why he was on that side of the belt. The employee was caught by a rotating shaft on a conveyor belt roller. His left arm, right arm and then upper body were wrapped around the shaft. The employee died onsite. There were no witnesses. The employee was at the end of the belt to gather loads of small pieces of lumber. The pieces were placed on a cart near the belt. The conveyor was at one of two assembly lines in the planer mill. Loads of lumber went down an initial conveyor belt to a trimmer operation. The lumber trimming dropped through a V-shaped hopper to another conveyor belt known as the loading line. The employee was at the end of the loading line. Reportedly, the employee wore a coat that had long sleeves and hung down to his thighs. The employee also reportedly had three severe head injuries and was subject to seizures. The autopsy to determine if the victim had a seizure or a heart attack at the time of the accident was performed later.

Keywords: ROTATING SHAFT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR BELT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310771167			Fatality	Asphyxia	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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