Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313197402 - John Collier Logging Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 313197402

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 11/19/2009

Site Address:
John Collier Logging Company, Inc.
9874 E Us 40
Fillmore, IN 46128

Mailing Address:
3099 E Cr S, New Castle, IN 47362

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 113310/Logging

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/11/2009

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/11/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100992908

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$600
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
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	19100266 I07 II	01/05/2010	03/01/2010	$300	$600	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200998201

Event: 11/16/2009

Employee Is Injured While Felling Tree Limbs, Later Dies

On November 16, 2009, Employee #1 working for John Collier Logging Company, was felling a 60 ft high and 40 in. diameter tree. Before the tree fell on the intended drop site, it rotated 45 degrees and started to fall toward another standing tree. Employee #2 observed Employee #1 drop his chain saw and started to run away from the falling tree. Employee #2 further observed an eight ft tree limb break off the falling tree and impact the standing tree. Employee #1 was underneath the standing tree. Tree limbs that were approximately three in. in diameter struck Employee #1 on the head and shoulders, knocking him unconscious and to the ground. Employee #2 called for emergency services, and Employee #1 was airlifted to the hospital, where he later died from blunt force head trauma injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, SHOULDER, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, CHAIN SAW, TREE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313197402			Fatality	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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