Tree Falls, Worker Dies, Sawmill Fined
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Tree Falls, Worker Dies, Sawmill FinedARCHBOLD, OH -- Campbell Road Sawmill has been cited for nine safety and health violations stemming from the death of a worker who was struck on the head by a tree.

William Wallace, 51, was killed while performing logging operations on Aug. 4 in Archbold.

OSHA levied proposed fines totaling $27,500 against Spencerville, IN-based Campbell Road Sawmill. Four of the citations were for serious violations including failing to provide leg protection and enforcing the use of eye protection, trees being felled in a manner that created a hazard for workers, failing to evaluate hazardous conditions and failing to establish a clear retreat path during logging operations.

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