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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 3324613 - Acors Logging Company
Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Richmond (Regional Office) - Safety 0355111
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
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360604714 |
| 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 |
| # | 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
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
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3324613 | Fatality | Concussion | Supervisors, forestry and logging workers |