Inspection Detail
Inspection: 850180 - W L Pennington Logging Co Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office
Site Address:
W L Pennington Logging Co Inc
On Paper Co Road Off Hwy 270 East
Poyen, AR 72128
Mailing Address:
Rt 2 Box 88a, Sparkman, AR 71763
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2411
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/26/1984
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/01/1984
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 360550768 |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING A 22 INCH DIAMETER TREE. HE HAD NOTCHED IT TO FALL TO THE WEST. HE HAD CUT ALMOST ALL OF THE WAY THROUGH THE TRUNK WHEN THE TREE "SAT BACK" ON HIS SAW, WEDGING IT. EMPLOYEE #1 CALLED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OVER TO CUT THE TREE ON THE NORTH SIDE. THIS WORKER MADE A 4 INCH DEEP CUT JUST SLIGHTLY BELOW EMPLOYEE #1'S SAW. AT THIS TIME, THE TREE BEGAN TO FALL TO THE SOUTH. EMPLOYEE #1 REMAINED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE TREE TRYING TO YANK HIS CHAIN SAW FREE. ANOTHER TREE STOOD IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THIS TREE. ABOUT 15 FEET UP THIS OTHER TREE, THERE WAS AN 8 INCH DIAMETER LIMB WHICH ANGLED TOWARD THE GROUND. THE CUT TREE FELL ONTO THIS LIMB AND MOMENTARILY BALANCED THERE. THE BUTT END OF THE FELLED TREE ROSE A LITTLE AFTER THE INITIAL PAUSE, THE FELLED TREE THEN SLID OR ROLLED TOWARD THE WEST, CARRYING EMPLOYEE #1 WITH IT FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET. THE SLIDING LOG STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD, KILLING HIM.
Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, CHAIN SAW, CRUSHED, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 850180 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |