Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123746059 - Pacific Airgas Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 123746059

Report ID: 1054118

Date Opened: 10/06/1993

Site Address:
Pacific Airgas Inc
3405 N Columbia Blvd
Portland, OR 97217

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5169

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/06/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/23/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362316796

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$7,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,500
Current Penalty	$6,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,500
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	410	03/18/1994	04/05/1994	$6,000	$7,000	$0	04/07/1994	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Serious	19100101 B	03/18/1994	04/05/1994	$500	$500	$0	04/07/1994	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170133458

Event: 10/06/1993

Employee crushed to death by trailer

Shortly after 1:00 p.m. on October 6, 1993, Employee #1 went over to a helium receiving unit to disconnect some hoses from an empty helium trailer. As Employee #1 was doing this, a coworker, the truck driver who was assigned to pull the empty helium trailer, backed up his tractor trailer to hook onto the trailer. As the coworker was aligning the tractor's fifth wheel with the trailer, initial contact caused the empty trailer to roll backward and to pin Employee #1 between the helium receiving unit and the rear section of trailer. He was crushed to death.

Keywords: CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRAILER, BACKING UP, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123746059			Fatality	Asphyxia	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.