Anderson Logging, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jul 9, 2021: Employee sustains multiple injuries when struck by falling t

At 8:00 a.m. on July 9, 2021, an employee working as a supervisor for a logging company was working with a crew of five coworkers conducting logging operations on a ridge (THP No. 1-20-00123-MEN). The employee has 30 years of experience and has been employed for 22 months with this employer. The employee was working with Coworker #1 who pulled a winch line and a choker to the base of a hung up (lodged) 18-inch-diameter at the breast height by 50-foot-tall Douglas fir tree. Coworker #1 placed the choker on the tree just above where it was severed from the stump. The employee and Coworker #1 returned to the rear of a Caterpillar D6H tractor being operated by Coworker #2 to retrieve the remaining chockers that were not needed (only one choker was needed for the hung up tree). The employee placed the unused chokers over his shoulder and was walking past the rear of the tractor clearing the area. Coworker #1 followed behind him approximately 15 to 20 feet from the employee . The employee was walking on the rear side of the tractor when Coworker #2 yelled "look out." The hung up tree had dropped off the stump and was starting to twist. Coworker #2 attempted to winch the falling tree in another direction, but it hit the stump and fell towards the rear of the tractor. The employee was approximately 20 to 25 feet away from the rear of the tractor when the top of the tree hit him on the head. The employee was wearing a hard hat. The employee was taken to the local hospital and then flown to another hospital. He was hospitalized to treat a closed cervical (C6) fracture, closed rib fracture, closed right ankle fracture, and a concussion. The employee was released from the hospital three days later on July 12, 2021.

Incident on Jul 16, 2019: Employee amputates thumb when hand is pinched in cable block

At 7:00 a.m. on July 16, 2019, an employee was walking downhill to where other employees were working when he slipped and grabbed a cable block to try to catch himself. The block was not moving at the time but the employee amputated his left thumb and was hospitalized.

Incident on Apr 25, 2017 (fatal): Employee is struck and killed by a tree

At 12:00 p.m. on April 25, 2017, an employee standing next to a log that was being removed (choked) from a logging corridor. The Yarder cables that were being used to pull the felled tree up the hill were pulled to the side of the logging corridor due to the load and the position of the felled tree. The operator put tension on the cables causing them to come into contact with the top of 5 trees subsequently knocking 3 of them over and fatally striking the employee standing below. The employee was fatally struck by a tree 150 feet tall and approximately 12 inches in diameter.

Incident on Jul 25, 1995 (fatal): Employee killed when caught in landslide

Employee #1 was operating a Caterpillar 225 excavator at the construction site o f a water division system. He was caught in a landslide and suffocated to death.