Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103670279 - Gildersleeve Logging Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Alaska Department Of Labor Osh Enforcement

Inspection Nr: 103670279

Report ID: 1050210

Date Opened: 04/13/1988

Site Address:
Gildersleeve Logging Co., Inc.
Dora Bay Prince Of Wales Island
Ketchikan, AK 99901

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/14/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/06/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360103394

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$200
Current Penalty	$200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$200
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	70145 A05	06/14/1988	06/17/1988	$200	$200	$0	07/08/1988	R - Review Commission
2.	02001	Other	70115 I02	06/14/1988	07/12/1988	$0	$0	$0	07/08/1988	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14305585

Event: 04/12/1988

Employee killed when crushed by moving log

At approximately 12:15 p.m. on April 12, 1988, Employee #1 was working as a chaser for a tracked cypress swing yarder that was operating on a haul road with continuos landings. As a turn of two logs was being yarded up a 90 percent slope to the roadside landing, Employee #1 positioned himself by the left front track of the yarder. When the two logs came in view of the yarder engineer, he swung the bottom to the left to land the logs on the 17 ft wide load. The shorter of the two logs, (which was 21 ft long), was fully suspended over the road while the other, longer log was still resting on the sloped edge of the road. When the rigging was slacked, the upper end of the short log tipped toward Employee #1, crushing his hips against the front of the left yarder track and killing him.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, YARDING, LOG, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, HIP, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103670279			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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