Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107242976 - Demers Logging

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107242976

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 02/29/1996

Site Address:
Demers Logging
2.9 Miles Up Sr P23
Coolin, ID 83821

Mailing Address:
8361 Sunnyside Rd., Sandpoint, ID 83864

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/29/1996

Emphasis: L:Logging

Case Closed: 05/15/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360827927

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

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19100266 I07 I	03/14/1996	04/30/1996	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 509471

Event: 02/27/1996

Employee killed when falling tree crushes ROPS

Employee #1 was operating a log skidder when a white fir fell onto the cab. The force of the blow caused the ROPS support to partially buckle and it struck Employee #1 on the head. He suffered a fractured skull and neck, and was killed. Employee #1 had been instructed to maintain a clearance equivalent to two tree lengths. He apparently failed to see the feller's hand signals that a tree was about to fall.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, ROPS, TREE, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, COMMUNICATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107242976			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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