Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111897716 - Ca Forestry

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111897716

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 11/29/1990

Site Address:
Ca Forestry
176 Nelson Ave.
Oroville, CA 95965

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9224

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/29/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/09/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361049661

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
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	Serious	3383 A	12/04/1990	12/13/1990	$0	$0	$0	01/14/1991	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170195101

Event: 11/08/1990

Employee's knee cut when chain saw kicks back

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on November 8, 1990, Employee #1, age 19, and coworkers were engaged in the routine removal of downfall to improve the sight distance on a fire access road. He was using a Husqvarna 266 XP chain saw with a 26 in. blade to make an undercut on a 3 in. diameter tree when the saw kicked back, striking his left knee. He was treated at Oroville Medical Center, where 25 stitches were required to close the wound just above his knee. He was a Employee #1 was not wearing leg protection, which would have prevented the injury. He later stated that he had looked for a pair of chaps, but had not found any. Coworkers were wearing chaps, and Employee #1 stated that the employer required workers to wear leg protection when operating chain saws. The employer had an extensive safety program.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, PPE, CHAIN SAW, WORK RULES, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111897716			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Firefighting occupations

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