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

Section 5(a)(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 being struck by rolling logs and/or 3/4 inch diameter wire rope from a failure of the carriage haul-back line: (a)Aden Creek Sale: On or about May 17, 2007, and at time prior thereto, the Thunderbird skyline's carriage haul-back line consisted of two sections of 3/4 inch diameter wire rope joined together using a knot similar to a "square knot". This practice may reduce the wire rope capacity by approximately 50% and exposed the sheaves to damage, which could damage the wire rope. The knot also exposed other sections of the wire rope to damage when spooled together on the drum. NOTE: Feasible and acceptable abatement methods, among others, to correct this hazard are to use only continuous lengths of rope without splice or to join wire rope according to the manufacturer's guidelines in order to maintain its rated capacity. A "long splice" by a qualified person may meet the manufacturer's guidelines. According to Idaho Administrative Code, IDAPA 17.08.09 - Minimum Standards & Practice for Logging - Rigging, Lines, Blocks & Shackles: "two lines may be connected by a long splice." NOTE: Abatement certification IS required for this item.