Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109694471 - Nixon And Beasley, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109694471

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 04/17/1992

Site Address:
Nixon And Beasley, Inc.
Off Hwy. 10
Pine Apple, AL 36768

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 143, Mckenziele, AL 36456

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/17/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/16/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360825426

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	3			1		4
Initial Penalty	$2,575	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,575
Current Penalty	$2,575	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,575
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100151 B	06/23/1992	07/28/1992	$625	$625	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	19100266 C01 VII	06/23/1992	07/06/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01002	Serious	19100266 C01 IV	06/23/1992	07/06/1992	$450	$450	$0	-
4.	01003	Serious	19100266 E02 II	06/23/1992	07/28/1992	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
5.	02002A	Other	19101200 E01	06/23/1992	07/28/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	02002B	Other	19101200 G08	06/23/1992	07/28/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	02002C	Other	19101200 H	06/23/1992	07/28/1992	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 604835

Event: 04/16/1992

Employee killed when struck by the top of a tree

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on April 16, 1992, Employee #1's chain saw became lodged in the base of a dead pine tree. He asked the skidder operator to push the tree with the skidder to free his chain saw. Upon retrieving the chain saw, Employee #1 attempted to move west out of the way of the falling pine tree. The pine tree struck a live maple tree and broke in half. The top portion struck Employee #1 in the head, killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE SECTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109694471			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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