Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300210903 - Miller Logging Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300210903

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 09/29/1998

Site Address:
Miller Logging Co., Inc.
Mace Timber Sale, Lp And Aasarco Lands
Wallace, ID 83873

Mailing Address:
Po Box 430, Pinehurst, ID 83850

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/29/1998

Emphasis: L:Logging

Case Closed: 12/24/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100230424

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
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	5A0001	11/03/1998	11/04/1998	$1,000	$2,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200230407

Event: 09/25/1998

Employee killed when struck by uprooted tree

Employee #1 was using a crawler tractor to skid logs down a road after a shovel yarder had pulled them up the hillside to the base of the road. The yarder's one guy line for the boom was attached to a live standing tree. The yarder operator was bringing up a turn of logs when he felt the boom tilt. He let up on the brakes to give the line some slack when he noticed that the tree used for the guy line had uprooted and landed on the road, striking the ROPS of the crawler tractor and Employee #1, who had been standing next to his vehicle. The yarder operator administered first aid, but Employee #1 did not regain consciousness before he died.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, YARDING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, TREE, GUY, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300210903			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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