RILEY CREEK LUMBER COMPANY

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Fractures — LEWISTON, IDAHO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at RILEY CREEK LUMBER COMPANY in LEWISTON, IDAHO
Employer RILEY CREEK LUMBER COMPANY Report ID 2025055030
Address 280 Sycamore Drive City, State ZIP LEWISTON, IDAHO 83501
Event Date May 28, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet Source of Injury Bucket, front-end, and pay loaders
Secondary Source Other constructed surface
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 46.42000, -116.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a wheeled loader in the log yard. While cleaning the windshield of the bucket loader, he stood on a wheel's fender, reached for cleaning supplies, lost balance, and fell approximately 6 feet to the asphalt below. He landed on his left side. He sustained a temporal fracture, and fractures to his left scapula, ribs, and pelvis. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 28, 2025, a worker at RILEY CREEK LUMBER COMPANY in LEWISTON, IDAHO suffered fractures to the multiple body parts n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with bucket, front-end, and pay loaders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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