Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304748726 - Michael J Bruer

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 304748726

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 12/17/2001

Site Address:
Michael J Bruer
5 Miles Nw Of
Logsden, OR 97357

Mailing Address:
5280 Kings Valley Hwy, Dallas, OR 97338

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/27/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: L:Logging

Case Closed: 06/27/2002

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201201621

Event: 12/15/2001

Employee injured when struck by boom load

At approximately 4:15 p.m. on December 15, 2001, an employee was placing a wooden block under the boom of a 255B Madill yarder when it fell on him. The yarder was loaded on a lowboy to be transported to the next job site. While lowering the boom tower, the employee decided to place a 64 by 8 by 6 inch block underneath the boom. As the operator continued to lower the boom the guylines could not hold the weight and it fell down striking the employee. He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital where he was hospitalized and treated for his injuries. He suffered six broken vertebrae and a severed spinal cord.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, BOOM, BLOCKS, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304748726			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, forestry and logging workers

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