Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111969325 - Feather Logging Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111969325

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 11/08/1995

Site Address:
Feather Logging Co Inc
Rush Cherry Timber Sale
Quincy, CA 95971

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3760, 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: 11/08/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/06/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361665755
Accident	361666092

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170361125

Event: 07/20/1995

Choker setter's fingers crushed by winch hook and roller

At 4:15 p.m. on July 20, 1995, Employee #1, a choker setter for an employer who logs by contract on U.S. Forest Service land, was seriously injured when his fingers became caught between a winch hook and the vertical right roller of a D6C Caterpillar skidder. Chokers are 5/8 in. cable and the winch line is 7/8 in.; a J type hook is attached to the winch line. Employee #1's left index finger was amputated at the middle knuckle, and his middle and ring fingers were crushed. The middle finger was reattached. Lack of communication between the operator and Employee #1 caused the accident.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CHOKER SETTER, CRUSHED, LOGGING, WINCH, COMMUNICATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111969325			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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