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SAFENET ID:
20140726-0001
Event Start Date:
07/18/2014 0957
Event Stop Date:
07/18/2014 1050 
Incident Name:
Waterman Complex
Fire Number:
OR 9525014165 
State:
Oregon
Jurisdiction:
USFS
Local Unit:
ODF
Incident Type:
Wildland
Incident Activity:
Line
Stage of Incident:
Extended Attack
Position Title:
Tender Operator 
Task:
Line construction 
Management Level:
2
Resources Involved:
Water Tender 
Contributing Factors
Contributing Factors:
Human Factors
Human Factors:
Performance, Situational Awareness  
Other Factors:
 
Narrative
Describe in detail what happened including the concern or potential issue, the environment (weather, terrain, fire behavior, etc), and the resulting health issue.
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.
Immediate Action Taken
Reporting Individual : please describe actions you took to correct or mitigate the unsafe/unhealthful event.
The incident was discussed the next day in the safety message and backing was emphasized. An AAR was conducted. Use of Backers when available was emphasized.

If no spotter is available assess the area for hazards by exiting the vehicle prior to backing.

Wear seat belts.

Driver was demobed from the incident.

An ALS ambulance was ordered for the incident due to difficulties in staffing the local ambulance,the medical helicopter which was placed on standby was ordered.


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