Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311230536 - Potts Logging, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Winston-Salem

Inspection Nr: 311230536

Report ID: 0453720

Date Opened: 09/26/2007

Site Address:
Potts Logging, Inc.
Carraway Mountain Road
Sophia, NC 27530

Mailing Address:
39342 Holly Ridge Road, New London, NC 28127

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 113310/Logging

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/12/2008

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/07/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100073626

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200073211

Event: 09/25/2007

Employee Is Struck by Falling Tree Limb, Later Dies

On September 25, 2007, Employee #1 was using a chainsaw to fell trees that a coworker could not easily access. At approximately 9:30 a.m., Employee #1 felled a yellow poplar estimated to be between 75 ft tall and 80 ft tall. As Employee #1 was walking away from the tree, he was struck by a tree limb of another tree that the felled tree apparently knocked down. The tree limb struck the left side of Employee #1's body. Employee #1 died at approximately 5:07 p.m. on September 25, 2007, at the hospital.

Keywords: TREE LIMB, CHAIN SAW, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311230536			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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