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U.S. Forest Service National Park ServiceCaring for the Land and Serving People
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Accident Investigation: Factual Report
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Dutch Creek Incident
Big Bar Ranger DistrictShasta-Trinity National ForestPacific Southwest Region
Friday, July 25, 2008
 
 
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Accident InvestigationReport
Accident:
Dutch Creek Incident
Location:
Big Bar Ranger District, Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Date:
July 25, 2008
Investigation Team Leader, USFS:
Tina J. Terrell, Forest Supervisor, Sequoia National Forest, Region 5
Investigation Team Leader, NPS:
Scott Wanek, Regional Chief Ranger, Pacific West Region
Team Leader Trainee, NPS
: Mike Anderson, Regional Chief Ranger, Southeast Region
Signature DateSignature Date
Chief Investigator:
Michelle Reugebrink, USFS, R-5 Safety & Health Specialist, Pacific Southwest Region
Investigation Team Members, United States Forest Service :Safety Officer:
Ron Ashdale, Safety Officer, Angeles National Forest, R-5
Technical Specialist:
Pete Duncan, Lead Instructor/Chainsaw Program Coordinator, Northern CA, R-5
Documentation Specialist:
Rose Leonard, Biologist, PSW Research Station, Redding Research Lab
Documentation Specialist Trainee:
Patricia Johnson, Wildlife Biologist, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, R-5
GIS Specialist / Editor Writer:
Karol McGuire, GIS Specialist, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, R-5
USFS Union Representative:
Randy Meyer,
 
President, NFFE Local 2066
Investigation Team Members, National Park Service:Management Liaison:
Jim Milestone, Superintendent Whiskeytown National Recreational Area
Investigation Technical Consultant
 
:Technical Specialist
: Rich Zimmerlee, Boise Smokejumper, Rx Manager, Bureau of Land Management
 
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SAIT Disclaimer
 
Based on all evidence available to the SAIT, we know that FC1 wasinjured from being struck by a tree during a felling operation. From thetime of the accident, until the preparing of this report, no individualmember of EM-CAPT could be positively identified, nor excluded frombeing the sawyer at the time of the accident.Evidence collected by the SAIT included 54 manual and electronic time-stamped documents. These documents were collected from multipleentities, in three different counties. Comparing documents that loggedthe same event, the SAIT noted time stamps often varied by 5 to 10minutes.
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