Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302075874 - B & M Forestry, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302075874

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 09/24/1998

Site Address:
B & M Forestry, Inc.
Shope Road On Okolona Farms, West Of Hollywood, Ar
Hatfield, AR 71945

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 209, Hatfield, AR 71945

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/20/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/15/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360988257

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			3		4
Current Violations	1			3		4
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$300	$0	$1,800
Current Penalty	$900	$0	$0	$180	$0	$1,080
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	19100266 F02 V	01/29/1999	02/10/1999	$900	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040008	01/29/1999	02/03/1999	$180	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02002	Other	19100266 I10 I	01/29/1999	02/10/1999	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02003	Other	19100266 I11	01/29/1999	02/10/1999	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200260453

Event: 09/22/1998

Employee killed when struck by log in boom

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on September 22, 1998, Employee #1 was walking in the vicinity of a log truck as a loader operator was grappling the last hardwood log from the log deck onto the bed of the truck. As he swung the boom around, the log struck Employee #1 on the head. He suffered massive hemorrhaging and was transported to Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia, AR. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at 4:15 p.m.

Keywords: LOADING, CLEARANCE, HEAD, LOG LOADER, HEMORRHAGE, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302075874			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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