Accident Prevention Division v. Roseburg Forest Products

Employer seeks review of an order under the Oregon Safe Employment Act, ORS 654.001 to ORS 654.259; ORS 654.991, that affirmed a citation issued to it for violation of OAR 437-40-030(1). We affirm.

The citation arose from the on the job death of Purcell at employer’s complex in Dillard. In January, 1989, labor unions struck employer. Supervisory personnel, including Purcell, were assigned to fill in for striking workers. Purcell and two other supervisors, Horner and Dwight, worked together loading lumber on a forklift. On the afternoon of February 2, while Purcell was setting blocks, a load of…