Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120289012 - W.R. Forde Associates

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 120289012

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 10/26/1994

Site Address:
W.R. Forde Associates
215 Blackfield
Tiburon, CA 94920

Mailing Address:
42 Industrial Way, Greenbrae, CA 94904

Union Status: Union

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/31/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/31/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361320591

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170727457

Event: 10/24/1994

EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN HIT BY FALLING TREE

Truck drivers were waiting for their loads in the loading pit at a site-clearing operation. The tree cutting crew on-site had removed their vehicles from tree falling zone and a faller was cutting a eucalyptus tree in the canton below the landing zone. The tree crew failed to keep the landing zone clear during tree falling operations. Two dump trucks mistakenly entered the landing zone while a tree was being cut. The felled tree hit one of the trucks. The truck that was hit by the tree was approximately 95 ft from tree stump. The tree was approximately 100 ft to 115 ft tall. The tree fell on the cab of the dump truck hitting Employee #1 inside. Employee #1 suffered head injuries and three fractured vertebrae high on his back. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, TREE, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, VERTEBRA

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120289012			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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