Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120173786 - Eel River Sawmills Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 120173786

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 02/06/1996

Site Address:
Eel River Sawmills Inc
1053 Northwestern Ave.
Fortuna, CA 95540

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/11/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/30/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361666639

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
Current Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
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	Serious	4075 A	03/11/1996	03/11/1996	$750	$750	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170362404

Event: 01/31/1996

Employee injured when struck by cant

Employee #1, of Eel River Sawmills, Inc., was in his second week of training as an off-bearer. The last cant, 6 in. by 20 in. by 12 ft long, from a log was kicked off the carriage, but the far end of the cant did not come all the way off. The sawyer did not see that the cant had not come all the way off and returned the carriage to pick up another log. The returning carriage pushed the cant into Employee #1, pushing him into the live roll. He sustained a fractured hip and leg and was hospitalized. The cause of the accident was the sawyer not making sure that the cant was all the way off the carriage before returning the carriage for another log. The sawyer can lean forward and see the length of the carriage and the off-bearer through a window, and also has a monitor with a good view of the off-bearer's work position and the carriage.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SAWYER, LOG, WORK RULES, INEXPERIENCE, SAWMILL, STRUCK BY, HIP, INATTENTION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120173786			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous hand working occupations

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