Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119763134 - Britt Lumber Co

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 119763134

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 02/02/1994

Site Address:
Britt Lumber Co
105 Alder Grove Rd.
Arcata, CA 95521

Mailing Address:
Po Box 248, Arcata, CA 95521

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/03/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/20/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362105108

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$300	$0	$1,050
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$300	$0	$3,300
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	3203 B01	02/03/1994	02/14/1994	$150	$150	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	3203 B02	02/03/1994	02/14/1994	$150	$150	$0	-
3.	02001	Serious	3210 A	02/03/1994	02/07/1994	$3,000	$750	$0	A - Amendment

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170727226

Event: 01/29/1994

Employee injures skull in fall from log deck

Employee #1, a loader operator at a sawmill and remanufacturing plant, was helping the bucksaw man keep some 6 foot logs straight on the log deck. A log got crossways at the infeed, so Employee #1 went out on the log deck and tried to straighten the log using a pickroon. The pickroon came out while Employee #1 was pulling, and he fell backward to a platform below, landing on his head and shoulder. The log deck was 4 feet above the platform and had a 20 inch wall, over which Employee #1 fell. He sustained a fracture to his skull. The employer was cited for not having a guardrail at the location of the fall.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, LOG, LOG DECK, WORK RULES, JAMMED, SKULL, FALL, SAWMILL, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119763134			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Excavating and loading machine operators

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