Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124681222 - Michael J Bruer

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 124681222

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 01/04/1996

Site Address:
Michael J Bruer
Unit 105 B 8 Miles West
Monroe, OR 97456

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

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/04/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/04/1996

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170133128

Event: 01/04/1996

Employee paralyzed when struck by tree

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on December 30, 1995, Employee #1, of Braers Contract Cutting, Inc., Monroe, OR, faced up and put a back cut in an 84 foot tall fir tree. As he was finishing the back cut, a gust of wind came up and caused the tree to set back. Employee #1 removed the saw from the back cut and walked 57 feet to the north down the cat road. He then put a face in a larger fir tree in an attempt to fell it into the smaller tree. As the employee was matching up the corners of the face on the east side, another gust of wind came up, causing the tree that had set back to fall, landing on Employee #1's lower back and causing him to impact the motor of the power saw. The employee received internal injuries and injuries to the back, paralyzing him from just below the chest down.

Keywords: CHEST, HIGH WIND, PARALYSIS, TREE FELLING, BACK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124681222			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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