Summary
A large rock has claimed the life of another Oregon logger. The Myrtle Creek man was struck at a Douglas County logging site, unable to hear co-workers warning as he operated his power saw.
Story Published: Jul 22, 2009 at 10:03 AM PST
Story Updated: Jul 22, 2009 at 10:31 AM PST
The Oregon forest has claimed another life, this time of a Myrtle Creek logger struck by a boulder.
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say a boulder struck and killed a Myrtle Creek man at a Douglas County logging site.
The sheriff's office says 40-year-old Douglas Dean was operating a power saw and unable to hear co-workers warn that the boulder was rolling down a mountainside.
Dean died at the scene Monday. He had spent 21 years working for Dean Logging Inc., a company owned by his father. Dean's wife, Tanya, says her husband was a devoted family man and an avid outdoorsman.
The National AG Safety Database reports logging as one of the most hazardous industries in the United States for fatal injury. In the Pacific Northwest, there are additional hazards. "Workers in Northwest forests can experience a range of terrain and stand characteristics," found its safety study, "including the challenges of steep slopes, dense stands, snags, wind falls, thick underbrush and a maze of downed wood."
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