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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 3085453 - Don Whitaker Logging Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Medford
Site Address:
Don Whitaker Logging Inc
Old Timer Sale Bear Creek Township 25s-8w Sec 17
Umpqua, OR 97486
Mailing Address:
P O Box 846, Oakland, OR 97462
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2411
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/04/1986
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/09/1986
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360772107 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Current Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 740003001 | 02/27/1986 | 03/02/1986 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 02002 | Other | 780001501 A | 02/27/1986 | 03/02/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 02003 | Other | 740004701DB | 02/27/1986 | 03/27/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
AT APPROXIMATELY 5 PM ON JANUARY 29, 1986, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE LOCATED AT THE BACK OF THE UNIT, AFTER FINISHING A ROAD CHANGE. THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE LOCATED ABOUT 100 FEET FROM THE LANDING. THEY HEARD THE WHISTLE SIGNAL TO SEND THE RIGGING BACK, THEN HEARD A SIGNAL FOR SLACK. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THEY HEARD A GO-AHEAD-EASY WHISTLE. AFTER 30 TO 40 SECONDS HAD ELAPSED THEY HEARD A SCREAM AND A YELL TO "STOP IT". EMPLOYEES #1 AND 2 APPARENTLY HAD BEEN RIDING THE RIGGING OUT, AND WERE EITHER THROWN OR FELL APPROXIMATELY 90 TO 100 FEET ONTO SOME LARGE LOGS. THE CREW ATTEMPTED FIRST AID ON THE TWO EMPLOYEES, TO NO AVAIL. THE AMBULANCE ARRIVED SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WITH PARAMEDICS, BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP THE TWO EMPLOYEES. THEY WERE PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.
Keywords: RIGGING, LOG, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOGGING
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3085453 | Fatality | Other | Supervisors, forestry and logging workers | ||
| 2 | 3085453 | Fatality | Other | Timber cutting and logging occupations |