Lewis Logging has 5 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 1994.
OSHA's last visit started on Jul 27, 2017 after an accident, in Scotia.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 1 serious and 5 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $13,920 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $8,120, down 42%.
For context, across all farming, fishing and forestry employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,440. Lewis Logging averages $7,620 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Inspection 342506029 OPENED JUL 27, 2017Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 21 employees at the site · Closed Jan 31, 2018
Avenue Of The Giants / Jordan Road Going Green Thp Unit 4 40 25.759 N 124 01.603 W, Scotia, CA 95565 · Logging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 14, 2017: Employee's foot is crushed when run over by loader
At 6:30 a.m. on July 14, 2017, the employee was involved in logging processes, i.e., chasing landing, bumping knots and bucking logs to length. The employee left the haul road landing area and walked in toward the loader, a Log Loader CAT 325B, and took a position on the uphill cut bank, a few feet off of the road. The loader moved back towards the yarder to secure a turn. After securing the turn, the loader rotated and began traveling back towards the haul road landing. As the loader was passing him, the employee slipped from the cutbank and his foot went under the track of the loader. The employee's foot was crushed, sustaining multiple lacerations, fractures, and muscle and tendon injuries. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 6251(D)(2) |
Other-than-serious | $260 | $260 | Dec 6, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 6329(L) |
Serious | $2,360 | $2,360 | Dec 6, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 6329(G) |
Other-than-serious | $10,800 | $5,000 | Dec 6, 2017 | Final |
Incident on Sep 9, 2011: Driver fractures leg when truck leaves road
On September 9, 2011, Employee #1, a log truck driver, #1 was drinking a soft dr ink while driving a load of logs to a sawmill. When he began to cough and choke, he drove off the road. Employee #1 sustained a fractured lower left leg.
No citations from this inspection.
Incident on Jul 2, 1996: Employee's leg lacerated when chain saw kicks back
Employee #1 was using a Husqvarna chain saw, model 394, to fell trees near the l anding site of a logging operation. He had felled a redwood tree and then made t he horizontal part of the face cut in a tree that was joined at the stump to the fallen one. Because the other stump was so close, Employee #1 intended to use a standard cut for the face cut. However, he was so accustomed to using the Humbo ldt cut that he swung his saw down to make that cut instead. The tip of the saw struck the other stump and kicked back, off to the side, and then down. Employee #1 suffered a severe laceration to his left lower leg that required multiple st itches to close. He said that the chain saw had a working chain brake and that h e was wearing leg chaps. Employee #1 stated, however, that the brake did not act uate when the saw kicked to the side and down, and that the saw hit his leg to t he side of the chaps.
No citations from this inspection.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
