OSHA has inspected Three Star Logging Inc. 9 times in California since 1996.
The latest one began on Aug 27, 2020 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Orick.
Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 3 serious and 8 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $30,679 and now stand at $26,404, 14% lower after settlements or reviews.
Logging operations comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.266.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for farming, fishing and forestry employers since 2015 is $1,440, and Three Star Logging Inc. averages $7,848 (3 cited inspections).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Three Star Logging Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 344905542 OPENED AUG 27, 2020Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Dec 10, 2020
Bald Hills Rd. And Johnson Rd. 5 Miles In On T100 Rd. N41* 16.598' W123* 56.627', Orick, CA 95555 · Logging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 27, 2020 (fatal): Employee is killed when struck by boom of delimber
At 11:00 a.m. on August 27, 2020, Employee # 1, a yarder operator, and a coworker, a stroker delimber operator, were working in the active road line on a yarder logging operation. The tail end of the stroke delimber boom collided with the occupied cab of the yarder. Employee # 1 suffered fatal blunt force trauma of the chest injuries as a result of logging equipment collision. The employee was killed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 6329(A) |
Serious | $15,750 | $15,750 | Nov 24, 2020 | Final |
Incident on Nov 26, 2018: Employee crushes and fractures fingers when caught in hydrau
At 9:00 a.m. on November 26, 2018, an employee was placing bolts into a hydraulic cable clamp while his fingers were in the working section of the clamp. The employee crushed and fractured his fingers when the machine was turned off and the clamp closed on them. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3314(G) |
Other-than-serious | $260 | $260 | Jan 16, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 3314(C)(1) |
Other-than-serious | $2,360 | $2,360 | Jan 16, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 125711549 OPENED JAN 23, 2003Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Apr 24, 2006
Monument Rd. Above Bear Ck., Rio Dell, CA 95562 · Logging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 27, 2002: Employee's leg is fractured when struck by falling log
On August 27, 2002, Employee #1 was on his first day on the job, working as a ch aser at a yarder logging operation. At the end of the day, he and some of the ch oker setters were sent to the yarding area to observe the rest of the operation. A turn of logs was entering the yarder when one of the logs struck a snag and w as knocked loose. Employee #1 tried to get out of the way but the falling snag s truck his leg. He was hospitalized for a fracture.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 342 A |
Other-than-serious | $225 | $225 | May 29, 2003 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 3203 A07 B |
Other-than-serious | $450 | $225 | May 29, 2003 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 6259 A |
Serious | $6,075 | $2,025 | May 29, 2003 | Final |
Inspection 125725374 OPENED JUN 22, 2000Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Dec 31, 2000
Simpson Timber Property, Bald Mtn Cutoff Rd, Korbel, CA 95550 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 29, 2000: Employee's leg fractured by falling tree limb
Employee #1, a rigging slinger for a small logging contractor, and two coworkers were presetting chokers on logs before a yarder moved them to a landing. He was approximately 100 ft away from the carriage as it moved a turn of logs to the l anding. As the slack in the line was being taken up, the line pulled against a t ree and dislodged a limb. The branch flew down the hillside toward Employee #1. He saw the limb coming and ducked behind a nearby stump, but one of his legs was exposed and was struck by the falling tree limb. He sustained a fractured leg, for which he was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3382 A |
Other-than-serious | $165 | $165 | Nov 22, 2000 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Crescent City site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 18 workers: 10.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 24 days away from work.
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.
