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Inspection Information - Office: Augusta | ||||
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| Nr: 943548 | Report ID: 0111100 | Open Date: 07/12/1984 | ||
| Richard Wallingford | ||||
| Squaretown Township 18 Miles Ne Of West Forks, ME 04985 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2411/Logging | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 07/23/1984 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 08/02/1985 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360575740 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $1,280 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,280 |
| Current Penalty | $640 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $640 |
| 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 | Serious | 19100266 C03 II | 10/30/1984 | 11/09/1984 | $320 | $640 | $0 | 11/07/1984 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100266 E01 IV | 10/30/1984 | 11/09/1984 | $320 | $640 | $0 | 11/07/1984 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 19100266 C01 VII | 10/30/1984 | 11/30/1984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 11/07/1984 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| Deleted | 4. | 02002 | Other | 19100266 C04 I | 10/30/1984 | 11/09/1984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 11/07/1984 | F - Formal Settlement |
| Deleted | 5. | 02003 | Other | 19100266 C04 II | 10/30/1984 | 11/09/1984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 11/07/1984 | F - Formal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 14477616 | Event: 07/11/1984 | Struck By Falling Tree | ||||
| EMPLOYEE #1 MADE AN UNDERCUT AND A FELLING CUT ON A 15" DIAMETER SPRUCE TREE. THE TREE DIDN'T FALL & "SET BACK" ON THE STUMP. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT USE A WEDGE OR FELLING BAR TO CAUSE THE TREE TO FALL, NOR DID HE USE HIS SKIDDER TO PUSH IT DOWN. HE WALKED AWAY FROM THE TREE IN THE INTENDED DIRECTION OF FALL AND BEGAN LIMBING A PREVIOUSLY FELLED MAPLE TREE. THE SPRUCE TREE FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE, CAUSING MULTIPLE FRACTURES TO THE CHEST AREA, KILLING HIM. THERE WAS LITTLE IF ANY SUPERVISION AT THE WORK SITE. THERE WERE NO WRITTEN WORK RULES FORBIDDING WORK WITHIN TWO TREE LENGTHS OF A LODGED TREE. | ||||||
| Keywords: chest, fracture, tree felling, tree, falling object | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 943548 | Fatality | Fracture | Timber cutting and logging occupations | ||