Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15064488 - Frank Lassen Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 15064488

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 05/31/1984

Site Address:
Frank Lassen Corporation
Parrish Lake 350 Road 67 Miles E Of
Sweet Home, OR 97386

Mailing Address:
1625 Cascade Drive, Lebanon, OR 97355

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/31/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/22/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360595185

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14568653

Event: 05/30/1984

Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Employee #1 and a coworker were felling trees. Employee #1, the senior cutter and company owner, instructed the coworker to fell a clump of small trees while he was doing some saw maintenance and filing his saw's chain. The second tree the coworker attempted to fell split and barber-chaired; it fell uncontrolled in the direction of Employee #1, striking and killing him. The causal factors contributing to the accident include Employee #1 was only approximately 70 ft away and thus within reach of the tree to be felled; Employee #1's attention was on his task rather than on the falling tree; the wind made it difficult to fell small timber in a controlled manner; and the cutter was inexperienced.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, INEXPERIENCE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15064488			Fatality	Other	Pharmacists

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