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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 17732777 - Potlatch Corporation, Id Pulp & Paperboard Div.
Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office
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
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360689996 |
| 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 |
| # | 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
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
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17732777 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |