Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18470195 - Roy Meadows Logging

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 18470195

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 10/19/1988

Site Address:
Roy Meadows Logging
State Road 1542
Mars Hill, NC 28754

Mailing Address:
511 Piney Knob Road, Marshall, NC 27853

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/27/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/27/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360260319

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 1000421

Event: 10/18/1988

Employee killed when struck by a felled tree

Employee #1 felled a white pine and sawed off its limbs. The top of the tree had fallen between two locust trees, approximately 3 feet from the ground, causing tension on the felled tree. Standing on the west side of the felled tree, Employee #1 sawed off the top of the tree between the two locust trees. This released the tension, and the white pine sprang up against Employee #1 and knocked him backward approximately 10 feet. When his employer found him, he was on his back on the ground and the white pine was on his stomach. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, TREE FELLING, TREE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18470195			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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