Inspection Detail
Inspection: 108249095 - Metropolitan Service District
Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Portland - Safety 1 1054111
Site Address:
Metropolitan Service District
4001 Sw Canyon Rd
Portland, OR 97221
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:8422
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: LocalGovt
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/07/1990
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/26/1991
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Other | 701070502 | 02/14/1991 | 12/07/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
The cow elephant Tamba was being brought into an examining room for an estrous check by a bull elephant. The viewing room she had just left contained other cow elephants. She was fed her nutritional supplement by the senior elephant keeper before the examination room door was closed. Employee #1 was walking at Tamba's right side, out of her field of vision, when she apparently sensed that another cow was sticking her trunk through the open door, and quickly swung her head to the right to strike back. She struck Employee #1 in his head with her head, knocking him into the steel-clad corner of an 8 inch thick concrete door. Employee #1 sustained severe head and brain injuries, but is recovering. The door between the examination room and the viewing room should have been closed immediately after the cow left the viewing area. This would prevent the cow from becoming distracted or excited.
Keywords: HEAD, ELEPHANT, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, ANIMAL HANDLER, STRUCK BY, BRAIN
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 108249095 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Animal caretakers, except farm |