Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305513970 - Bennett Lumber Products, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Inspection Nr: 305513970

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 10/15/2002

Site Address:
Bennett Lumber Products, Inc.
3759 Hwy 6
Princeton, ID 83857

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0811

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/17/2002

Emphasis: S:Logging

Case Closed: 11/25/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100230846

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$1,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,800
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	19100132 A	10/30/2002	12/31/2002	$1,800	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100178 L04 III	10/30/2002	12/31/2002	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200231272

Event: 10/14/2002

Employee crushed by bulldozer

On October 14, 2002, some employees of Bennett Lumber Products, Inc. were performing a controlled burn on their mountainside clear-cut property. A bulldozer operator cleared trees and debris around the outside border to create a blackened line. The blackened line is an area cleared by a bulldozer to contain the fire. The bulldozer was traveling from one side of the site to the other side and was using the upper road. The operator turned the bulldozer to the left instead of following the path to the right and drove the machine down a steep mountainside toward the fire below. The operator then jumped from the bulldozer and was caught by the machine. He was trapped under the machine and crushed by the tracks. The operator died from the injuries.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, PPE, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, BULLDOZER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305513970			Fatality	Other	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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