Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: STRUCK BY

Section 5a(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: the employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by the 1 1/8 inch wire rope cable when moving the skyline rigging. (a) On August 25, 2006 and at times prior thereto, an employee helping to relocate the skyline wire rope from the Madill yarder to a new corridor was not in the clear of running lines, standing skylines, moving rigging, or suspended loads. He was in the bight of the line when it was placed under tension. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is:(1) Define and explain the definition of the work rule "Be in the clear", (2) New and existing employees should be informed of disciplinary actions for violation of employer safety rules, (3) All employees should receive training in company safety procedures and should receive a copy of the company safety rules, (4) Establish a company safety rule that states personnel must not work in the bight of lines under tension. NOTE: Abatement certification required for this item. Evaluation of 5a(1) (a) The employer failed to keep the workplace free of a hazard to which employees of that employer were exposed; the employer failed to keep the workplace free of a hazard by not clearly stating "employees must be clear of the bight of the line when cables are under tension". (b)The hazard was recognized; this hazards is recognized by the states of Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska in their Safe work practices for logging with cable yarding systems. (c)The hazard was causing or was likely to cause death or serious physical harm; the hazard did cause a fatality. (d)There was a feasible and useful method to correct the hazard. See above for feasible means of abatement.