Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1564232.015 - 317729555 - Western Wire Works Inc

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

Inspection Nr: 1564232.015

Report ID: 1054112

Date Opened: 11/15/2021

Site Address:
317729555 - Western Wire Works Inc
4025 Nw Express Ave
Portland, OR 97210

Mailing Address:
3950 Nw Saint Helens Rd, Portland, OR 97210

Union Status: Union

SIC:3315

NAICS: 332618/Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/18/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/01/2022

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
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	19100219 F03	04/26/2022	11/15/2021	$3,000	$3,000	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 145192.015

Event: 11/11/2021

Employee incurs multiple injuries while operating loom

At 10:30 p.m. on November 11, 2021, an employee was operating a loom. While reaching into the loom, he accidentally hit its pedal, which activated the machine and injured his torso. An ambulance transported the employee to a hospital, where he was hospitalized to treat a collapsed lung and multiple broken ribs. The full list of injuries included: pneumothorax, small right-sided contusion, right lung, right sixth rib fracture, right displaced seventh rib fracture, right eighth rib fracture, right ninth rib fracture, right lateral chest abrasions, and right flank abrasion.

Keywords: Abrasion, Broken Bone, Caught In, Collapsed lung, Fracture, Lung, Machine operator, Rib, Torso, Weaving Loom

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1564232.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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