Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3324613 - Acors Logging Company

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Richmond (Regional Office) - Safety 0355111

Inspection Nr: 3324613

Report ID: 0355111

Date Opened: 06/25/1985

Site Address:
Acors Logging Company
Burke Tract Near Woodford P.O.
Woodford, VA 22580

Mailing Address:
Route 1, Box 141 A, Woodford, VA 22580

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/26/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/04/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360604714

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	ARM0036 A	07/30/1985	08/02/1985	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14291363

Event: 05/14/1985

Employee killed when struck by lodged tree

Employee #1, a saw operator, was working with a truck driver, a loader operator, and a skidder operator, to cut 100 acres of mixed hardwood for saw logs and pulpwood. Employee #1 lodged a relatively small (60 to 90 ft) cottonwood in a larger cottonwood. The skidder operator, who was working in the vicinity, noticed the problem and stopped his skidder. He told the saw operator to take a break and that he would return shortly to pull down the lodged tree. When the skidder operator returned, the larger tree had been cut and both trees had fallen. Employee #1 was pinned under the smaller cottonwood and killed. It appears that he became impatient and violated the company's policy against cutting down lodged trees.

Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, LODGED TREE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3324613			Fatality	Concussion	Supervisors, forestry and logging workers

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