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Inspection Information - Office: South Carolina Priv | ||||
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| Nr: 124664939 | Report ID: 0454510 | Open Date: 12/16/1994 | ||
| Booker Logging Co. | ||||
| Off Hwy. 417 Woodruff, SC 29388 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2421/Sawmills and Planing Mills, General | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 12/20/1994 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 01/24/1995 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360499792 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $225 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $225 |
| Current Penalty | $225 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $225 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100151 B | 01/11/1995 | 02/13/1995 | $225 | $225 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 910901 | Event: 12/15/1994 | Employee Struck And Killed By Falling Limb | ||||
| Employee #1 was performing his normal job of cutting down trees with a chain saw. When he cut down a large poplar tree it split; one part lodged in a standing tree. Employee #1 signaled to the skidder operator to pull down the lodged portion of the poplar tree. Employee #1 stood out of the area (approximately 35 ft away) as this was being done. After the skidder operator had pulled down the lodged poplar, he dropped it. He then saw Employee #1 lying face down on the ground. It was determined that a limb (4 in. in diameter and 7 ft long) had struck Employee #1 on the left cheek, breaking his neck and fracturing his skull. Employee #1 was killed. The origin of the limb was never found. | ||||||
| Keywords: fracture, tree felling, tree limb, skull, neck, struck by, face, falling object | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 124664939 | Fatality | Fracture | Timber cutting and logging occupations | ||