Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125669341 - Blazer Logging

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 125669341

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 09/15/1998

Site Address:
Blazer Logging
Crannell A115 1 And 1/2 N. Of Trinidad
Trinidad, CA 95570

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 838, Hydesville, CA 95547

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/16/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/18/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361678105

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$605	$0	$605
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$110	$0	$110
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	Other	3203 A	11/13/1998	12/14/1998	$110	$110	$0	12/29/1998	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	6278 B	11/13/1998	11/30/1998	$0	$495	$0	12/29/1998	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170363097

Event: 08/31/1998

Employee's neck fractured by falling tree limb

Employee #1 was felling a spruce tree in which the upper portion was limb-locked with a hardwood tree up the slope. As Employee #1's tree fell, he stood by the stump, not noticing that a limb was breaking off the hardwood tree. The 10 to 16 ft long by 2 to 4 in. diameter limb struck Employee #1's hard hat and broke his neck. Employee #1 never saw the limb that broke off from the hardwood, and had not observed the limb-locked condition of the two trees.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, WORK RULES, LODGED TREE, NECK, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125669341			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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