Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126237601 - Warfield Limited

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 126237601

Report ID: 1054113

Date Opened: 05/02/1995

Site Address:
Warfield Limited
Thompson Crk 5 Miles Northeast Of
Siletz, OR 97380

Mailing Address:
5745 Elk City Rd, Toledo, OR 97391

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/07/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/19/1997

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$100
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	Serious	706040505	07/13/1995	05/02/1995	$100	$2,500	$0	07/25/1995	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171045040

Event: 05/02/1995

Employee's hand injured when struck by log

Employee #1 was setting chokers on a steep hillside as part of a tree felling operation. They were logging with a slack pulling carriage, harvesting alder that averaged 9 in. in diameter at the butt and 60 ft in length. They sent a turn of tree-length alder to the landing. When it arrived, there was a choker with a bonus, where the end of one of the logs was longer than the other, preventing the yarder engineer from pulling the logs up as far as he would have liked. As he attempted to land the logs by slacking the line down, slack in the chokers allowed several of the logs to slip out and slide back down the hill. The yarder engineer sounded the signal to warn the rigging crew that a log was coming down the hill. One of the logs continued to slide toward the rigging crew, changing direction several times. As Employee #1 tried to get out of the way, he slipped. The log slid across his left hand, severely injuring it.

Keywords: UNSECURED, SLIP, CHOKER SETTER, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126237601			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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