Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126734961 - Georgia Pacific Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 126734961

Report ID: 1054113

Date Opened: 02/02/1998

Site Address:
Georgia Pacific Corporation
1 Butler Bridge Road
Toledo, OR 97391

Mailing Address:
C T Corp System 520 Sw Yamhill #800, Portland, OR 97204

Union Status: Union

SIC:2499

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/26/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/29/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	201599479	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$1,700	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$3,700
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.	01001A	Serious	19100212 A05	04/06/1998	02/02/1998	$1,700	$2,500	$0	04/09/1998	L - State Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100219 C02 I	04/06/1998	02/02/1998	$0	$0	$0	04/09/1998	L - State Settlement
3.	01001C	Serious	19100303 G01 V	04/06/1998	02/02/1998	$0	$0	$0	04/09/1998	L - State Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	02002	Other	7010052	04/06/1998	02/02/1998	$2,000	$2,500	$0	04/09/1998	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171045867

Event: 02/01/1998

Employee injured when coat caught by rotating fan shaft

At approximately 10:51 a.m. on February 1, 1998, Employee #1 was in the ventilation fan room for the firing deck at a lumber mill. His coat somehow became caught by the 2 in. wide by 15 in. long rotating horizontal fan shaft, and started pulling him toward the fan. Employee #1 was able to get free but sustained fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and a fractured skull. The ventilation fan shaft was not guarded.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, LUNG, FAN, ROTATING SHAFT, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, SKULL, RIB, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126734961			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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