Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125670471 - J & K Logging

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 125670471

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 08/12/1998

Site Address:
J & K Logging
Wow Timber Sale
Hayfork, CA 95971

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 989, Quincy, CA 95971

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/12/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/24/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361677941

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$325	$0	$325
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$325	$0	$325
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	3382 A	11/30/1998	12/07/1998	$325	$325	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201100690

Event: 08/05/1998

EMPLOYEE INJURED BY A PIECE OF METAL IN THE EYE

Employee #1 works as a rigging slinger for a small logging contractor company. Employee #1 was cutting a wire rope with a cutter that is struck with a hammer to cut through the wire rope. Employee #1 hit the cutting wedge on the cutter with his hammer and immediately felt a pain in his right eye. He reported this to a coworker, the hook tender, who looked in Employee #1's eye but did not see any thing. Employee #1 complained at the end of the work day that his eye was still bothering him. Another coworker looked into Employee #1's eye and noticed a piece of metal. Employee #1 was taken to the doctor at this time and was hospitalized and treated for the metal in his eye.

Keywords: EYE, WIRE ROPE, LACERATION, SCRAP METAL, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125670471			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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