Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18547893 - Greg Posey

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 18547893

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 10/12/1990

Site Address:
Greg Posey
Off Sr 1505
Boonville, NC 27011

Mailing Address:
Rt. 2, Box 33, Pinnacle, NC 27043

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/16/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/29/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360769772

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$920	$0	$0	$500	$0	$1,420
Current Penalty	$920	$0	$0	$500	$0	$1,420
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	95012901	01/09/1991	01/15/1991	$920	$920	$0	-
2.	02001	Other	7B0308	01/09/1991	01/15/1991	$500	$500	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	19100151 B	01/09/1991	01/15/1991	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 1000314

Event: 10/05/1990

Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Employee #1 was employed as a sawman by a company that was cutting timber for saw logs for local sawmills. The site was approximately 200 yards from SR 1505, Boonville, NC. The land was flat to gently rolling. The employee had previously cut two poplar trees that had not been brought to the ground. A third poplar tree was cut that was 84 ft long with a base diameter of 16 in. The first two poplar trees were then felled. When the third poplar was felled, it hit a 71 ft pine tree. The pine tree fell, broke into three pieces, and hit the employee in the head. Employee #1 died the next day of head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18547893			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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