WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016
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Employee injured
at recycling business
Hermiston Herald
An employee at R.S.
Davis Recycling in Herm-
iston was seriously in-
jured on the job Wednes-
day, Dec. 7, after being
momentarily pinned be-
tween a front-end loader
and semi-truck.
Jimmy Davis, battal-
ion chief with Umatilla
County Fire District 1,
said the victim — a man
in his mid-30s — was
conscious and alert when
first responders arrived
just before 9 a.m. The
victim was taken to Good
Shepherd Medical Cen-
ter, Hermiston, and later
flown to Legacy Emanu-
el Medical Center, Port-
land, with what Davis
described as potentially
life-threatening injuries.
Davis did not release
the victim’s name. R.S.
Davis Recycling also
declined comment when
contacted.
Davis said it appeared
workers were trying to
use the front-end loader
to jump start the semi-
truck, and a miscommu-
nication resulted in the
victim being pinned be-
tween the two vehicles
for roughly 10 seconds.
The victim was com-
plaining of back pain be-
fore he was taken to the
hospital, Davis said.
A spokesman for Ore-
gon OSHA said the agen-
cy is taking a preliminary
look at the incident. R.S.
Davis Recycling is locat-
ed north of Hermiston on
Baggett Lane.
STAFF PHOTO BY DANIEL WATTENBURGER
Umatilla County Fire District 1 responders load an injured
person into an ambulance Tuesday after a two-vehicle wreck
on Highway 395 north of Hermiston. Three people were
injured in the crash.
STAFF PHOTO BY DANIEL WATTENBURGER
Umatilla County Fire District 1 responders stabilize a van
that rolled Tuesday after a two-vehicle wreck on Highway 395
north of Hermiston. Three people were injured in the crash.
Crash sends three to hospital north of Hermiston
Hermiston Herald
Three people were
hurt Tuesday, two with
life-threatening
injuries,
in a two-vehicle crash at
the intersection of High-
way 395 and Oldfield Road
north of Hermiston.
A van with two occupants
and a sedan with one male
driver collided in the late
morning. The exact circum-
stances of the crash weren’t
immediately evident.
The occupants of the van
were extricated by Umatilla
County Fire District 1 re-
sponders and taken to Good
Shepherd Medical Cen-
ter, Hermiston. They were
then flown by Life Flight
to another hospital with
life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the sedan
was treated on the scene
and taken by a private vehi-
cle to the hospital. His sta-
tus is not known.
Traffic was slowed to a
single lane on the highway
as emergency crews did
their jobs.
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