Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106782360 - Taylor Logging

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106782360

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 10/25/1988

Site Address:
Taylor Logging
1/2 Mile South Highway 26
Antoine, AR 71922

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 139, Amity, AR 71921

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/25/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/07/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360411334

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14497051

Event: 10/17/1988

Employee killed when struck by tree trunk

Employee #1, a log loader, was standing behind his brother, a chain saw operator, watching him fell a tree. When the sawyer finished cutting the tree, he stepped to the right and cleared a smaller tree. As this tree fell, it struck another small tree about 20 feet away and slid down its trunk. This caused the trunk of the felled tree to lift up and whip towards Employee #1. It struck him in the chest and head knocking him backward to the ground. The trunk then landed on top of Employee #1, who sustained severe cranial hemorrhaging and a possible fractured skull. He was killed.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, TREE FELLING, HEMORRHAGE, WORK RULES, SKULL, TREE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106782360			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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