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OSHA Inspection: KIRK SHORT LOGGING

Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of KIRK SHORT LOGGING in WILLOW STICK LOGGING?SITE 47,24,32N ? 116,34,18W, SAINT MARIES, ID 83861 (NAICS 113310). OSHA activity number 342632270.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
KIRK SHORT LOGGING
Site address
WILLOW STICK LOGGING?SITE 47,24,32N ? 116,34,18W
City
SAINT MARIES
State
ID
ZIP
83861
Mailing
29920 HIGHWAY 6, SAINT MARIES, ID 83861
Inspection type
Federal Agency (M)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
113310
Employees
5
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.266 D06 III

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 26, 2018
Abate by
Feb 22, 2018
Penalty
Initial $3,880 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.266(d)(6)(iii): Each employee performing a logging operation at a logging work site was not working in a position or location that is within visual or audible contact with another employee.  a)      On or about September 1, 2017, and at times prior thereto, a sawyer was felling trees without being in visual or audible contact of the other members of the logging crew including the yarder operator, hooker and processor operator.    NOTE:   Abatement certification AND supporting documentation are required for this item.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $3880

1910.266 H01 VI

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 26, 2018
Abate by
Feb 22, 2018
Penalty
Initial $3,880 · Current $3,500 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.266(h)(1)(vi): Each danger tree was not felled, removed or avoided. Each danger tree, including lodged trees and snags, was not felled or removed using mechanical or other techniques that minimize employee exposure before work is commenced in the area of the danger tree.   Danger trees were not felled or removed, danger trees were not marked, and work was conducted within two tree lengths of the danger tree and the employer did not demonstrate that a shorter distance will not create a hazard for an employee.  a)      On or about September 1, 2017, and at times prior thereto, work was conducted within the fall radius of a hazard tree.  A sawyer was working on a felled tree approximately 50 feet from the base of an approximately 75 feet tall, 20 to 22 inches diameter, standing hazard tree that had already had the facecut (notch) and backcut made but had not fallen.  NOTE:   Abatement certification AND supporting documentation are required for this item.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3500
  • — Z (S) $3880

1910.266 H02 V

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 26, 2018
Abate by
Feb 22, 2018
Penalty
Initial $3,880 · Current $2,500 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(v):  The undercut was not of a size so the tree will not split and will fall in the intended direction.  a)      On or about September 1, 2017, and at times prior thereto, using a Humboldt felling method horizontal cuts bypassed the angle cuts of the undercuts (aka Dutchman).  NOTE:   Abatement certification AND documentation are required for this item.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2500
  • — Z (S) $3880

1910.266 H02 VII

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 26, 2018
Abate by
Feb 22, 2018
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(vii): The backcut was not above the level of the horizontal facecut in order to provide an adequate platform to prevent kickback.   a)      On or about September 1, 2017, and at times prior thereto, the backcuts were even with and below the horizontal cuts of the facecut (undercuts).  This included, but was not limited to a tree approximately 20 to 22 inches in diameter where the backcut was below the horizontal of the undercut of an apparent Humboldt undercut.  NOTE:   Abatement certification AND supporting documentation are required for this item.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342632270.

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