Grove Contracting, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Oct 2, 2021: Employee fractures leg when struck by throwback limbs

At 11:30 a.m. on October 2, 2021, an employee working for a logging company was felling an approximate 36-inch diameter 140-foot Douglas fir tree in a wildfire burn area. The employee cleared an escape route and as the tree was falling he retreated approximately 15 feet to the rear of the falling tree. As the tree fell it contacted other standing trees limbs resulting in the limbs being whipped toward the employee. The employee attempted to retreat to approximately 30 feet away from the stump when he was struck in the lower right leg by an approximate 10-foot to 12-foot limb that was 3-inches to 4-inches in diameter. The employee fractured his tibia and fibula and was hospitalized.

Incident on Aug 19, 2010 (fatal): Employee dies after being crushed between two trees

Employee #1 felled two trees that were side by side on the hill. Employee #1 lim bed and bucked the up hill log first. As Employee #1 was bucking the lower log, the log above rolled down and pinned Employee #1 between the two logs. Employee #1 was fatally injured when pinned between the two logs.