Weist Logging Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Aug 3, 2006: Employee fractures leg when struck by log

On August 3, 2006, Employee #1 was cable logging piles of logs that the feller-b uncher had stacked into decks. As the turn started to leave the bed and move tow ards the motorized carriage, the ends of the tree length logs struck a loose log and swung it in the direction of Employee #1. Employee #1 was unable to get out of the way and was injured, when the log struck his leg. He was hospitalized fo r a broken leg.

Incident on May 10, 2006: Employee is injured in logging incident

On May 10, 2006, Employee #1 and a coworker were involved in logging operations. Employee #1, who was located on a hill, was setting chokers around the logs to be slung, while his coworker was operating the sling rigging. As Employee #1 set a choker around two logs and was removing the slack from the choker, one of the logs began to move. Employee #1 became caught up in the logs and the choker, wh ich rolled down the hill, pulling him along. When the logs came to a stop, one o f Employee #1's legs hung suspended from the choker. The coworker came to Employ ee #1's aid and transported him to a local hospital, where he was hospitalized a nd treated for multiple broken bones in his leg.