Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310417191 - Chris Peterson Logging

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 310417191

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 10/25/2007

Site Address:
Chris Peterson Logging
Harrison Gulch Rd, 5.0 Mi
Platina, CA 96076

Mailing Address:
19779 Callahan Rd, Red Bluff, CA 96080

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 113310/Logging

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/05/2008

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/10/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361680630

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$175	$0	$175
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$175	$0	$175
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	Other	6251 B	02/22/2008	02/27/2008	$175	$175	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202485728

Event: 10/24/2007

Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Tree

At approximately 3:50 p.m. on October 24, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were felling trees. The coworker heard Employee #1 fell a tree and didn't hear anything else from him. The coworker then felled one last tree. As the coworker was walking back towards Employee #1 he heard him yelling. He found Employee #1 facing downhill on his back. It was determined that Employee #1 felled a tree up a hill in between a stand of approximately five trees through an opening approximately 12.5 ft. The fallen tree caught the canopy of the stand. One of the trees was dead and brittle and the weight of the fallen tree caused the top half of the dead tree to snap back toward Employee #1, crushing and killing him.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, TREE, TREE SECTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310417191			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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