Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111963468 - Mccollum Engineering Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111963468

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 11/09/1995

Site Address:
Mccollum Engineering Inc
Bucks Lake Road
Quincy, CA 95971

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 989, Quincy, CA 95971

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/09/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/03/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361665821

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$600	$0	$600
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$600	$0	$600
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	342 A	11/29/1995	11/09/1995	$200	$200	$0	01/12/1996	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	6275 E	11/29/1995	11/09/1995	$400	$400	$0	01/12/1996	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170360903

Event: 07/24/1995

Employee injured when struck by falling tree

At 12:00 noon on July 24, 1995, Employee #1, of McCollem Engineering, Inc., a felling contractor, was felling trees at a logging site. The area was closed to local residents. He felled a 20 in. diameter fir, which, because of its height, became hung up in another tree. He decided to cut down the tree that was holding up the first tree because there was no equipment on site to pull it down, which would have been the normal procedure. Employee #1 made his cuts on the second tree while constantly looking up and watching the leaner. When it started to fall, he ran away from the tree in a side hill direction. He passed the stump but continued to run about 20 ft. He stopped and turned, only to see the butt of the tree sliding toward him. He was hit in the left side and knocked about 10 ft. Employee #1 was hospitalized for five days with a lacerated left kidney, including two days in the trauma unit. The causal factors were choosing to cut a tree that was holding a leaner tree, and taking an unsafe escape path.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, LACERATION, TREE, STRUCK BY, KIDNEY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111963468			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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