Wood Products Mill Explosion: Death
This case involved a Central Oregon man who worked at a mill in Deschutes County. The man was working on a green dryer that malfunctioned, resulting in an explosion which caused his death. Prosecution of the case included working with industrial and computer engineers to discover the cause of the control system defect that allowed the pressure to build to explosive levels. The case settled after the key engineer for the defendant company admitted in his deposition that the system was not designed in accordance with correct engineering principles.
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