Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1614603.015 - U. S. Forest Service

Inspection Information - Office: Northwest Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1614603.015

Report ID: 1032700

Date Opened: 08/11/2022

Site Address:
U. S. Forest Service
Windigo, Potter, Big Swamp Incident Command Post
Diamond Lake, OR 97731

Mailing Address:
3106 Pierce Parkway Suite D, Springfield, OR 97477

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 115310/Support Activities for Forestry

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/12/2022

Emphasis: L:Fedsafe, L:Logging

Case Closed: 09/28/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1932720

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19600008 A	02/03/2023		$0	$0	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 148802.015

Event: 08/10/2022

Employee is struck and killed by large old growth tree

At 12:40 p.m. on August 10, 2022, an employee was working as a member of a Type 2 Initial Attack Hot Shot wildland firefighting crew, digging a hand line to prevent the additional spread of a wildfire when a large 150-foot old growth tree fell and struck another tree. The second tree fell on a third tree and the third tree then struck the employee. The employee suffered internal bleeding and a head injury and died.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Falling Object, Fire, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, Head, Internal Bleeding, Internal Injuries, Struck By, Tree

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1614603.015	27	M	Fatality		Firefighting occupations

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