Roll of Honor
Incident
Correctional Officer Louis Perrine was killed when a tractor overturned on him as he supervised a work crew at the old Arnold Granary in North Powder, Oregon. Officer Perrine was assigned to the Powder River Correctional Institution.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Perrine served with the Oregon Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oregon. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Perrine.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Officer Louis Steven Perrine is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OR, 66 of 197 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.5% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Oregon Department of Corrections, 1 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 9.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Louis Steven Perrine's cause is highlighted.
How Louis Steven Perrine Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Louis Steven Perrine is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
10 officers from Oregon Department of Corrections are honored on badge.nw.
