Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105325013 - Weyerhaeuser Co

Inspection Information - Office: Medford

Inspection Nr: 105325013

Report ID: 1054116

Date Opened: 06/26/1987

Site Address:
Weyerhaeuser Co
Weyerhaeuser Rd 7114
Dellwood, OR 97420

Mailing Address:
Po Box 389, North Bend, OR 97459

Union Status: Union

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/01/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360772560

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14206767

Event: 06/25/1987

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A FATAL HEAT STROKE ON A HOT DAY

ON JUNE 25, 1987, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:20 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SETTING CHOKERS WITH 4 OTHER EMPLOYEES. IT WAS A HOT DAY WITH VERY LITTLE OR NO WIND. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OUT OF CONDITION FOR THIS TYPE OF WORK AND NOT USED TO WORKING IN HOT WEATHER. HE WAS OVERCOME. THE OTHER EMPLOYEES NOTICED THAT HE WAS IN TROUBLE AND LAID HIM DOWN IN A SHADY AREA. THEY TRIED TO COOL HIM OFF BY WETTING HIM DOWN AND FANNING HIM. THEY CALLED FOR AN AMBULANCE AND HELICOPTER. AS THEY STARTED TO PLACE THE EMPLOYEE IN A STRETCHER, HE WENT INTO CARDIO-PULMONARY ARREST. THE EMPLOYEES BEGAN CPR AND CONTINUED UNTIL A HELICOPTER ARRIVED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FLOWN TO A BAY AREA HOSPITAL AND PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL. HIS BODY CORE TEMPERATURE WAS AT LEAST 108 DEGREES.

Keywords: HEAT, CPR, HEAT STROKE, CARDIAC ARREST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105325013			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Supervisors, forestry and logging workers

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