Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123727273 - Esco Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Portland - Safety 1 1054111

Inspection Nr: 123727273

Report ID: 1054112

Date Opened: 12/28/1992

Site Address:
Esco Corporation
2211 Nw Brewer Ave
Portland, OR 97210

Mailing Address:
Po Box 10123, Portland, OR 97206

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3325

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/06/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/21/2010

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100023 C01	01/26/1993	12/28/1992	$1,500	$1,500	$0	02/18/1993	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Serious	740003001	01/26/1993	12/28/1992	$1,500	$1,500	$0	02/18/1993	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170089080

Event: 12/28/1992

Employee injured in fall from 13 ft work platform

Employee #1 had worked for Esco for 16 months and was being trained in the refractory craft which includes bricking casting, furnace repair, ladle repair, and brick masonry. Employees at Esco are cross-trained and on the day of the accident, Employee #1 had asked to be trained in loading and preparing the furnace. The trainer was standing on a swinging platform cleaning the trough with a bar, and packing insulating material into the furnace to stop drafts. Once the project was complete, the trainer left the platform work area expecting Employee #1 to follow after he disconnected the securing chain to the furnace. Employee #1 gave the swinging platform a push to start the swing and when the trainer looked back, he saw Employee #1 with his arm extended, falling backward into the furnace pit box of sand. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FURNACE, WORK RULES, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123727273			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Furnace, kiln and oven operators

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