Two separate logging accidents left two men dead and another two injured in Benton and Linn counties Friday morning.

Hector Rodarte, 27, of Monmouth was pronounced dead at the scene of a site nearly 40 miles southwest of Corvallis, the Benton County Sheriff's Office said. A log rolled onto him and logging partner Ricky Payton, 29, of Independence around 8:30 a.m.

Payton was hoisted from a steep ravine by rescuers and taken to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis. Both men work for Wiest Logging, the sheriff's office said.

Weather conditions kept a requested air lift from responding to the scene.

In Linn County, Lyons Fire Department personnel were dispatched to the site of another logging accident on a landing near Thomas Creek Road, approximately 30 miles southeast of Salem around 8 a.m.

A log at that site rolled over two men working as choke-setters on a steep embankment.

Both men were rescued from beneath the log and transported to different hospitals. Terry Gene Nelson, 48, died of his injuries at Legacy Emmanuel Medical Center in Portland. Ian Buckzo, 32, was sent to Santiam Memorial Hospital in Stayton with injuries of unknown severity.

--Eder Campuzano | 503.221.4344

ecampuzano@oregonian.com