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Inspection Information - Office: Nc Raleigh | ||||
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| Nr: 3028008 | Report ID: 0453710 | Open Date: 08/17/1987 | ||
| Snowbird Lumber Company | ||||
| Fletcher Creek Road Hendersonville, NC 28739 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2411/Logging | ||||
| Mailing: Route 1, Box 68-1, Robbinsville, NC 28771 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 08/19/1987 | |
| Close Case: | 09/28/1987 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360262992 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001A | Other | 7B0302 A | 09/22/1987 | 09/28/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Other | 7B0305 D | 09/22/1987 | 09/28/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 14250088 | Event: 08/12/1987 | Logger Struck And Killed By Falling Tree Snag (Widow Maker) | ||||
| EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A LODGED TREE WHICH BECAME LOOSE WHEN THE SUPPORTING TREE WAS BEING UNDERCUT. HE WAS DISCOVERED ABOUT TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HE WAS WORKING ALONE. HE COULD HAVE REQUESTED HELP FROM SOMEONE AT THE MARSHALLING YARD, WHICH WAS ONLY ABOUT 300 FEET AWAY, BE HE DID NOT. | ||||||
| Keywords: tree felling, work rules, lodged tree, inexperience, tree, struck by, falling object, inattention | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3028008 | Fatality | Puncture | Timber cutting and logging occupations | ||