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Inspection Information - Office: Virginia Safety 7 | ||||
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| Nr: 3346830 | Report ID: 0355117 | Open Date: 01/08/1987 | ||
| D. L. Allen Sawmill | ||||
| 2.5 Miles Off Route 691 East Montvale, VA 24122 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2421/Sawmills and Planing Mills, General | ||||
| Mailing: P. O. Box 20056, Roanoke, VA 24018 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 01/12/1987 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 04/23/1987 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360633127 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Current Violations | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Other | ARM0036 A | 01/20/1987 | 01/24/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | ARM0037 A | 01/20/1987 | 01/24/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 19100151 B | 01/20/1987 | 02/22/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 19101200 E01 | 01/20/1987 | 04/23/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 01005 | Other | 19101200 F04 I | 01/20/1987 | 04/23/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 6. | 01006 | Other | 19101200 G01 | 01/20/1987 | 04/23/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 7. | 01007 | Other | 19101200 H | 01/20/1987 | 04/23/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 14443568 | Event: 12/03/1986 | Tree Feller Struck And Killed By Tree Butt | ||||
| EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING DOWN A POPLAR TREE, 18 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND APPROXMATELY 50 TO 60 FEET TALL. AFTER HE HAD CUT A 9 AND 1/2 INCH NOTCH ON THE LOWER SIDE, HE STARTED TO CUT THE TOP SIDE. (HE WAS WORKING ON A VERY STEEP SLOPE, ABOUT 50 TO 55 DEGREES.) WHEN THE UPPER CUT WAS NEARLY COMPLETED, THE TREE STARTED TO FALL. THE TREE TOP STRUCK ANOTHER TREE, CAUSING THE BUTT OF THE TREE BEING CUT TO KICK BACK TOWARD EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS STRUCK IN THE LOWER LEFT STOMACH AND KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. HE WAS WORKING ALONE AT THE TIME. THE SKIDDER OPERATOR HAD TAKEN A DRAG TO THE SAWMILL, ABOUT A 30 TO 45 MINUTE ROUND TRIP. WHEN THE SKIDDER OPERATOR RETURNED, HE FOUND EMPLOYEE #1, STILL ALIVE, AND WENT FOR HELP. | ||||||
| Keywords: kick back, abdomen, tree felling, tree, struck by, logging | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 3346830 | Fatality | Fracture | Timber cutting and logging occupations | ||