Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124770496 - Varicast Inc

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

Inspection Nr: 124770496

Report ID: 1054112

Date Opened: 06/06/1994

Site Address:
Varicast Inc
866 N Columbia Blvd
Portland, OR 97217

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3321

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/30/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/15/1995

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6		4	2		12
Current Violations	5		4	1		10
Initial Penalty	$3,750	$0	$9,600	$75	$0	$13,425
Current Penalty	$2,325	$0	$6,720	$75	$0	$9,120
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	740003002 D	07/26/1994	06/07/1994	$1,250	$1,250	$0	08/16/1994	L - State Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100243 A02 II	07/26/1994	06/07/1994	$500	$500	$0		A - Amendment
3.	01003	Serious	740003002 D	07/26/1994	06/06/1994	$0	$1,250	$0	08/16/1994	L - State Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01004	Serious	19100133 A02 I	07/26/1994	06/07/1994	$175	$250	$0		L - State Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100303 B01	07/26/1994	06/08/1994	$200	$250	$0		A - Amendment
6.	01006	Serious	702024207 A	07/26/1994	06/08/1994	$200	$250	$0		A - Amendment
7.	02007	Repeat	702022808	07/26/1994	06/21/1994	$700	$1,000	$0	08/16/1994	L - State Settlement
8.	02008	Repeat	19100212 A01	07/26/1994	06/08/1994	$420	$600	$0	08/16/1994	L - State Settlement
9.	02009	Repeat	19100215 B09	07/26/1994	06/08/1994	$4,200	$6,000	$0	08/16/1994	L - State Settlement
10.	02010	Repeat	19100215 B09	07/26/1994	06/07/1994	$1,400	$2,000	$0	08/16/1994	L - State Settlement
11.	03011	Other	19100305 J04 IID	07/26/1994	06/08/1994	$75	$75	$0	08/16/1994	L - State Settlement
12.	03012	Other	19101200 G08	07/26/1994	06/08/1994	$0	$0	$0	08/16/1994	L - State Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 788778

Event: 06/06/1994

Employee's arm lacerated by grinder's abrasive wheel

At 7:00 p.m. on June 1, 1994, Employee #1, of Varicast, Inc., was working as a grinder in a cleaning room. He was using a pneumatic straight grinder, which had been placed in a vise to keep it stationary. He apparently reached over the grinder and his shirt sleeve became entangled in the abrasive wheel, which severely lacerated his arm.

Keywords: CLOTHING, GRINDER, GUARD, WORK RULES, LACERATION, ARM, ENTANGLED, ABRASIVE WHEEL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124770496			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Grinding, abrading, buffing & polishing mach. op's

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.