Vanwell Timber LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Mar 26, 2009: Employee is injured when struck by log

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on March 26, 2009, Employee #1 was a member of a rigg ing crew that had just finished setting a turn of logs, and had moved off to the side approximately 100 ft. The crew was watching the turn of logs move towards the landing. When the turn of logs was almost to the landing one choker got hung up and broke. The two logs that were hooked in that choker started to slide bac k down the hill. The rigging slinger saw the logs starting back down the hill an d told the other two crew members that they should all move off to the side more . As the two logs continued down the hill they changed directions and were then headed towards the rigging crew. The rigging slinger again told the other two cr ew members to clear out even more. Employee #1 did not move as the two logs got closer. The first log went past him. Employee #1 was injured when he was struck by the second log which carried him down the hill approximately 100 ft. He suffe red two broken ribs and a laceration to the chin, and was hospitalized for treat ment of his injuries.

Incident on Feb 8, 2008: Worker is injured when struck by cable

At about 9:00 a.m. on February 8, 2008, Employee #1 was working as a choker sett er with Vanwell Timber LLC. He had just completed setting a turn of logs. He had been given the signal from a coworker, who was the rigging slinger, to proceed on the skidding line. The coworker gave the signal for the motorized carriage to head toward the landing, when he turned to reach the motorized carriage. As soo n as the motorized carriage started to move, the air brake on the skyline drum r eleased, causing the skyline, motorized carriage, and the turn of logs to fall. Employee #1 was standing near the striking setter. The skyline fell and swung ou t toward the side where Employee #1 was standing, striking him. He sustained a c oncussion.