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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126231513 - Performance Abatement Services Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Eugene
Site Address:
Performance Abatement Services Inc
Willamette Ind Inc 3251 Old Salem Rd Ne
Albany, OR 97321
Mailing Address:
8015 Sw Hunziker Rd, Tigard, OR 97223
Union Status: Union
SIC:1799
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/02/1995
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/12/1996
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $2,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000 |
| Current Penalty | $2,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000 |
| 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 | Serious | 19260451 A04 | 08/21/1995 | 07/25/1995 | $500 | $500 | $0 | 09/01/1995 | L - State Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260451 A04 | 08/21/1995 | 07/25/1995 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | 09/01/1995 | L - State Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, of Performance Abatement Services, was standing on the first level of a scaffold that had been erected to remove asbestos insulation from a digester tank at the Albany Paper Mill. He was shoveling insulation into a plastic bag when he lost his footing and toppled off the scaffold platform through the plastic abatement containment wall. He fell 7 ft 4 3/4 in., landing on his back on the concrete floor of the digester pit. Employee #1 was transported to Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center in Portland, OR, where he was diagnosed with two fractured vertebrae. There were no guardrails on the 31 in. wide platform.
Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, VERTEBRA, UNGUARDED, SCAFFOLD
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126231513 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction trades, n.e.c. |