Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17732777 - Potlatch Corporation, Id Pulp & Paperboard Div.

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17732777

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 07/13/1988

Site Address:
Potlatch Corporation, Id Pulp & Paperboard Div.
803 Mill Road
Lewiston, ID 83501

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 1126, Lewiston, ID 83501

Union Status: Union

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 08/16/1988

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/29/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360689996

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19101200 G01	09/14/1988	09/17/1988	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14440986

Event: 02/22/1988

Employee dies years after exposure to cedar dust

Employee #1, a sawmill sawfiler, was diagnosed as having cedar poisoning (asthma, etc.) and high blood pressure, possibly aggravated by his asthmatic condition. He continued to receive treatment for the above conditions until his health declined. Employee #1 died of liver necrosis in April, 1988, approximately three years after his first health problem was diagnosed. While the liver damage is not directly related to cedar dust exposures, the employee's family and physicians suggested that the medication he was receiving for his job-related conditions may have contributed to the liver necrosis.

Keywords: DUST, LIVER, POISONING, OVEREXPOSURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17732777			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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