Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304062268 - Michael J Bruer

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 304062268

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 10/30/2000

Site Address:
Michael J Bruer
Little Fall Creek 220, 16 Miles Ne Of
Lowell, OR 97452

Mailing Address:
5280 Kings Valley Hwy, Dalles, OR 97452

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/02/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/02/2000

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201201134

Event: 10/24/2000

Employee Injured When Struck By Falling Limb

Employee #1 was felling timber in a clear-cut area. Employee #1 was working his way up a hill with an approximate slope of 90 degrees. Employee #1 was felling the trees at the edge of the open area and dropping them into the open area. Employee #1 had just finished felling a large second-growth fir tree and was starting to move to the next tree when he was struck by something that had fallen out of the tree or one of the trees up the hill. Employee #1 said he did not know what hit him, and a search of the area offered nothing conclusive. It could have been any one of a number of large limbs or dead chunks lying in the area. Employee #1 suffered a concussion and a bruised spinal cord and was hospitalized.

Keywords: TREE LIMB, SPINE, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304062268			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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