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Inspection: 315228080 - D & K Logging, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 315228080
Report ID: 0316400
Date Opened: 03/20/2012

Site Address:
D & K Logging, Inc.
Mud River Road
Danville, WV 25053

Mailing Address:
2037 Upland Road, Fraziers Bottom, WV 25082

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 113310/Logging


Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/22/2012

Emphasis: L:Logging

Case Closed: 08/20/2014


Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 100632991
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 4 1 5
Current Violations 4 1 5
Initial Penalty $13,200 $0 $0 $0 $0 $13,200
Current Penalty $6,600 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,600
FTA Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# Citation ID Citation Type Standard Cited Issuance Date Abatement Due Date Current Penalty Initial Penalty FTA Penalty Contest Latest Event Note
1. 01001 Serious 19100266 D01 IV 08/21/2012 08/24/2012 $1,800 $3,600 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002 Serious 19100266 D01 V 08/21/2012 08/24/2012 $1,800 $3,600 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01003 Serious 19100266 D01 VIIB 08/21/2012 08/24/2012 $1,800 $3,600 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 01004 Serious 19100266 D03 VI 08/21/2012 08/24/2012 $1,200 $2,400 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
5. 02001 Other 19100266 F01 II 08/21/2012 08/24/2012 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200632529
Event: 03/20/2012
Logger Killed When Struck in Head Felling and Skidding Trees

On March 20, 2012, Employee #1, a 34-year-old male with D & K Logging INC., began work at approximately 7:30 a.m. The job was a clear cut of approximately two-thousand acres and the job was approximately thirty-five-percent complete. Employees #1 and a coworker were felling and skidding trees. The owner was at the landing area operating a loader and dozer. At approximately 2:30 p.m., Employee #1 and coworker were trimming trees near each other. After trimming a tree, the coworker skidded a load to the landing area. Approximately thirty-minutes later, as the coworker returned to the cutting area, he called out to Employee #1 who did not answer. The coworker found Employee #1 face down on the ground; beside an oak tree Employee #1 had been trimming using a Husqvarna chainsaw with a twenty-inch blade. Across from the oak tree that Employee #1 had been trimming was an uprooted oak tree that is believed to have struck Employee #1 on the head. Employee #1 was killed in this event.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, TREE SKIDDING, LOGGER, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 315228080 Fatality Concussion Timber cutting and logging occupations
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