Mark Crawford Logging, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Apr 14, 2016 (fatal): Employee is struck and killed by out of control log.

At 3:01 p.m. on April 14, 2016, an employee was working as a logger. He was choking logs at the bottom of the mountain. Two logs, both about 23 meters (75 feet) long, were unhooked near the landing chute at the same time. One of the logs was secured by a coworker, who was working as a processor. The other log, which was 22.6 meters (74 feet) long, rolled down the mountain. It struck the employee and he was killed.

Incident on Sep 27, 2013 (fatal): Employee is probably killed by neck fracture

On September 27, 2013, Employee #1, with Mark Crawford Logging Inc., was on the landing of a logging operation, working on the yarder's skyline when he was stru ck by a falling carriage. A coworker, who was not an experienced yarder engineer , intended to release the skyline brake so the crew could pull out some more lin e. But, this coworker inadvertently released the carriage line brake, causing a 2,000 pound carriage to free fall and strike Employee #1. Employee #1 was knocke d unconscious and ultimately sustained a spinal cord injury with resultant perma nent paralysis. Employee #1 was airlifted to a regional hospital, where he remai ned for an extended period of time, before being transferred to a rehabilitation center. Employee #1's paralysis was from the mid-chest down and was permanent i n nature. The narrative indicates that, ultimately, Employee #1 died from his in juries.

Incident on Jul 12, 2012: Employee fractures jaw in fall from ladder

On July 12, 2012, Employee #1 was helping to secure a yarder for transportation when he slipped and fell 10 feet to the ground where he fractured his jaw.

Incident on Jun 14, 2010: Burns fm cutting torch

This employer is a logging contractor. #1 works for the company as a laborer at the company shop and yard in Yreka, California. The company hired #1 to help rec ycle materials. #1 for an unknown reason decided to cut the top out of a 55 gall on barrel. #1 did not vent the barrel and #1 was not assigned to cut the top out of the barrel. #1 used the acetylene cutting torch without obtaining permission . the barrel top blew off the barrel as #1 was cutting it. #1 was burned on the arms and face. #1 received third degree burns to both arms and second degree bur ns to his face.

Incident on Jun 8, 2009: Logger gets concussion from being struck by haul back lines

On June 8, 2009, Employee #1, who works for a logging company as a choker setter , was struck in the back by the haul back line. Employee #1 was knocked to the g round and struck his face on a rock or piece of wood. Employee #1 stated that he stepped under the haul back line as the yarder turned sideways to land the turn of logs at the landing. Employee #1 said that he forgot that he was standing un der the haul back line and that the line would drop to the ground when the turn of logs were landed on the landing. Employee #1 received a light concussion and fractures to his lower jaw and face.

Incident on Jul 1, 2008: Employee is injured while cutting tree

On July 1, 2008, an employee was making a face cut in a tree when his chain saw blade contacted a piece of brush. A small piece of wood punctured the femoral ar tery of the employee's right upper leg. The employee was wearing leg protection. The piece of wood was able to contact the employee's leg in an opening on the l ower edge of the leg protection, chaps, due to the position of the employee was standing to make the face cut. The chain saw was below employee's leg as the bot tom of the face cut was being made. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to repair his femoral artery.

Incident on Sep 21, 2000: Employee injured when struck by falling tree

Employee #1 works for the company as a choker setter. Employee #1 puts wire rope chokers (slings) on logs so they can be hauled up to the "yarder" which is a me tal tower that uses winches and wire rope to remove logs from the logged area. E mployee #1 was working near a snag that had been left standing. Employee #1 had his back to the snag as the "yarder" tightened its lines to haul a turn of logs up to the landing. The lines hit the snag causing it to break apart. The pieces hit Employee #1 on his back breaking vertebrae and fracturing his hip. Employee #1 was hospitalized.