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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 111969341 - Tim Weston Falling
Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office
Site Address:
Tim Weston Falling
Butt Valley Reservoir
Chester, CA 96020
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2160, Floornoy, CA 96029
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2411
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/08/1995
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/09/1996
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361666183 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $345 | $0 | $345 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $345 | $0 | $345 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3203 A | 04/03/1996 | 05/03/1996 | $85 | $85 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 6275 E | 04/03/1996 | 12/08/1995 | $260 | $260 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 11:00 a.m. on October 11, 1995, Employee #1 and other workers were felling timber. Employee #1 had felled an 18 to 20 in. cedar tree that became lodged in the tops of two other cedar trees. Employee #1 believed the lodged tree was secure and continued to cut another tree just below the lodged tree. As he began to measure the second tree for bucking, he looked up just before the first tree dislodged and fell onto him. Employee #1 sustained three fractured vertebrae and was hospitalized. Employee #1 had considered flagging the tree and asking for help, but did not. Nor did he move away from the danger zone, which he should have done. Employee #1's employer had been contracted to fell timber for another logger while working on PG & E property.
Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE FELLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LODGED TREE, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, VERTEBRA
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111969341 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Timber cutting and logging occupations |