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Violation Summary
Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 3
Current Violations 3 3
Initial Penalty $1,525 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,525
Current Penalty $1,525 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,525
FTA Amount $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# ID Type Standard Issuance Abate Curr$ Init$ Fta$ Contest LastEvent
  1. 01001 Serious 40815122 03/24/2011 04/26/2011 $125 $125 $0 -
  2. 01002 Serious 4081511903 03/24/2011 04/26/2011 $700 $700 $0 -
  3. 01003 Serious 4081515101 03/24/2011 04/26/2011 $700 $700 $0 -

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 201392289 Event: 02/01/2011Falling Tree Kills Logger
At approximately 2:00 p.m. on February 1, 2011, Employee #1, a 55-year-old male with K & K Forest Prod Llc., was performing logging operations with two other coworkers. One coworker was falling trees while Employee #1 and another coworker were skidding the trees. The coworker falling the trees made a notch in a tree, then started to make the back cut, but the tree started to fall. He noticed Employee #1 in the direction of the falling tree. The coworker yelled to Employee #1 that the tree was falling toward him. Employee #1 tried to run but did not get out of the way in time. Another coworker tried to drive the skidder under the falling tree but did not make it there in time. Employee #1 was struck in the head by the falling tree and died as a result of the incident.
Keywords: wire rope, log, tree, logger, struck by, falling object, logging
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 312076441 Fatality Other Occupation not reported

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