Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111907770 - Soper-Wheeler Co

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111907770

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 12/03/1992

Site Address:
Soper-Wheeler Co
20 Miles N. Of Strawberry Valley
Strawberry Valley, CA 95981

Mailing Address:
19855 Barton Hill Rd., Strawberry Valley, CA 95981

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/03/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/08/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362110405

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 740688

Event: 12/01/1992

Employee injured by falling, sharp-ended limb

At approximately 10:45 a.m. on December 1, 1992, after felling a tree, Employee #1 had stepped 22 ft back and away from the stump on the opposite side of the tree. A section of limb sprang backward after the felled tree brushed a large sugar pine tree, causing a green limb to bend and snap back. The section of limb was 55 in. long by 6 in. in diameter; one end was very sharp. The limb traveled 60 ft and fell about 70 ft from the large sugar pine tree, striking Employee #1 in the face and left leg. Employee #1 was transported to Marysville/Laporte Road by ambulance and then flown by helicopter to Enloe Hospital in Chico. He was treated for fractures of the upper jaw and palate and a deep, 8 in. laceration of the left calf muscle, which was nearly sheared off. Employee #1 also lost two upper front teeth and had stitches from his nose to the bottom of his chin.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FACE, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111907770			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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