Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314746496 - Agm & M Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Medford

Investigation Summary

At approximately 7:00 a.m. on April 1, 2011, Employee #1, a Rigging Slinger, and two coworkers finished setting chokers on three logs. Employee #1 blew the whistles for the carriage and yarder to begin pulling on the lines to yard the logs to the landing. A cedar chunk, approximately 5 ft long by 4.5 in. wide was thrown by the carriage's drop line when it picked up slack and then became tight. Employee #1 ran, attempting to avoid the flying object, but fell twice. The cedar chunk struck Employee #1 on the left side, fracturing his shoulder and upper arm. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, RIGGING, YARDING, SHOULDER, LOG, STRUCK BY, ARM, FLYING OBJECT, LOGGING, CHOKER