Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Inspection: 125509604 - Ca Conservation Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Ca American Canyon District Office

Nr: 125509604

Report ID: 0950615

Open Date: 10/27/1997

Ca Conservation Corp

Mackerricher State Park Hwy 1
Fort Bragg, CA 95488

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC: 9512/Land, Mineral, Wildlife, and Forest Conservation

Mailing: P O Box 249, Talmage, CA 95481

Inspection Type:

Accident

Scope:

Partial

Advanced Notice:

Ownership:

StateGovt

Safety/Health:

Safety

Close Conference:

11/17/1997

Planning Guide:

Safety-Manufacturing

Close Case:

11/19/1997

Related Activity:

Type

Safety

Health

Accident

362135600

**Violation Summary**
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
	#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
	1.	01001	Serious	6259 A	11/17/1997	11/20/1997	$0	$0	$0		-

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 170888887		Event: 10/09/1997	Employee Injured When Struck By Falling Eucalyptus Tree
Employee #1 was using a Stihl chain saw to cut trees on U.S. Forest Service land. She was 20 to 25 ft behind a falling 140 ft tall eucalyptus tree when she was struck by a dead fir tree that had been caught in the eucalyptus. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a punctured lung and fractured ribs and vertebrae. The cause of the accident was failure to remove the lodged fir tree before cutting the eucalyptus.
Keywords: fracture, lung, tree felling, work rules, lodged tree, tree, rib, struck by, vertebra, puncture
	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	125509604		Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Forestry workers, except logging

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