Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115777443 - W M Dougherty Logging Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 115777443

Report ID: 1054118

Date Opened: 01/05/1994

Site Address:
W M Dougherty Logging Inc
R41 E T 4ns North Of
Wallowa, OR 97885

Mailing Address:
R41et4nw North Of Wallowa, Wallowa, OR 97885

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/06/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/25/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362316226

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 789768

Event: 01/03/1994

Employee killed when struck by falling dead tree

Between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. on January 3, 1994, Employee #1, a tree faller for Wm. M. Doherty Logging, felled a green tree into a clearing and stepped back about 7 feet to watch the direction of the falling tree. About 37 feet away, a standing dead white fir tree broke off about 16 feet from the ground and fell on Employee #1. When a coworker faller did not hear a chain saw running, he went to check on him and found the injured employee. The coworker could not remove the log and went to get help. CPR administered by other coworkers was not successful. Employee #1 was transported off site by workers in a pickup truck to meet the Wallowa Ambulance. Employee #1 appeared to have died immediately from the impact of the tree.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, CPR, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115777443			Fatality	Asphyxia	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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