Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3144102 - Ralph L Fisher

Inspection Information - Office: Medford

Inspection Nr: 3144102

Report ID: 1054116

Date Opened: 07/08/1986

Site Address:
Ralph L Fisher
Burnt Ridge Rd 40 Mi West Of
Merlin, OR 97532

Mailing Address:
2729 Lower River Rd, Grants Pass, OR 97526

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/08/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/08/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360770705

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1		1	2		4
Current Violations	1		1	2		4
Initial Penalty	$1,000	$0	$225	$600	$0	$1,825
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$225	$600	$0	$1,825
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	7800015	09/29/1986	10/01/1986	$1,000	$1,000	$0	-
2.	02002	Repeat	740004501	09/29/1986	10/08/1986	$225	$225	$0	-
3.	03003	Other	780001503	09/29/1986	10/01/1986	$300	$300	$0	-
4.	03004	Other	780001504 A	09/29/1986	10/01/1986	$300	$300	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14293450

Event: 07/07/1986

Employee killed when struck by falling log

At approximately 12:00 noon on July 7, 1986, Employee #1 was chasing logs being landed at a logging operation approximately 40 miles west of Merlin, OR. When Employee #1 finished branding and painting the log ends behind the truck cab, he stepped down from the chain box on the driver's side of the truck, hesitated a few moments, and then started to walk alongside and to the rear of the partially loaded truck. As the loader operator swung the boom over the load to pick up a log from the deck, the heeling rack hit a log on top of the load. The log rolled off, struck Employee #1 on the head, and came to rest on top of him. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: HEAD, LOG, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3144102			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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