A water tender was backing up to change direction on a secondary road and backed into a soft road shoulder area with the drivers side rear wheels. The shoulder gave way causing the truck to roll 3/4 times toward the driver side ending up on the passenger side.
The driver climbed out of the vehicle on his own, first on scene was a private party from the local area.
The Medical Incident Report (9 line) was done medics on site.
The Driver complained of back pain and was assessed by medics on scene. The driver was transported to the medivac site by the medic at 1020. The local ambulance was not available due to lack of staffing since it is a volunteer department. The medical helicopter arrived on scene at approximately 1050, the patient was transported by medical helicopter to St Charles Hospital in Bend Oregon.
It was discovered later that the driver was not wearing his seat belt. |