Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107108755 - Bureau Of Land Management

Inspection Information - Office: Northwest Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107108755

Report ID: 1032700

Date Opened: 09/13/1990

Site Address:
Bureau Of Land Management
Blm Road #20-5-28
Lorane, OR 97451

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2965, Portland, OR 97208

Union Status: Union

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/14/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/12/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360981864

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14546717

Event: 09/12/1990

Employee dies after struck in chest by breaking tree

At approximately 12:35 p.m. on September 12, 1990, Employee #1 was proceeding down an old timber skid road operating a crawler tractor with a brush blade and winged subsoiler attachments. He was to use the subsoiler to prepare the roadbed for seeding (part of a soil erosion prevention program) at the turn-around at the end of the road. There were several blown down trees across the road. Employee #1 attempted to push the trees aside when one broke, sprang back, and struck him in the chest. He was airlifted out by Life Flight to an area hospital, where he died of internal injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, KICK BACK, CONSTRUCTION, TREE, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107108755			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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