Inspection Detail
Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: Virginia Safety 6 | ||||
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Nr: 1458948.015 | Report ID: 0355116 | Open Date: 01/28/2020 | ||
Fitzgerald Logging | ||||
1926 Beech Grove Road Wilderness Mountain Land Roseland, VA 22967 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
SIC: | ||||
NAICS: 113310/Logging | ||||
Mailing: 58 Bowling Street, Staunton, VA 24401 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
Ownership: | Private | |||
Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 03/05/2020 | |
Emphasis: | S:Logging Or Sawmills | Close Case: | 03/31/2020 | |
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Accident | 1539823 |
Case Status: CLOSED |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
Summary Nr: 124645.015 | Event: 01/27/2020 | Employee Is Struck By Tree Limb And Is Killed | ||||
At 11:00 a.m. on January 27, 2020, Employee #1 was cutting a poplar tree, as a coworker went for diesel fuel for the skidder. Employee #1 was cutting a large poplar tree with an Echo CS-800P chain saw when a limb of another tree wrapped in vines, broke striking Employee #1's head and fractured his skull. Employee #1 wore a hooded jacket and a baseball cap. | ||||||
Keywords: struck by, head, fracture, tree felling, tree limb, chain saw | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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1 | 1458948.015 | Fatality | Fracture | Forestry workers, except logging |