Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18167650 - West State, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Northwest Area Office

Inspection Nr: 18167650

Report ID: 1032700

Date Opened: 10/02/1992

Site Address:
West State, Inc.
5555 N. Channel Ave.
Portland, OR 97217

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4768, Portland, OR 97208

Union Status: Union

SIC:3731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/02/1992

Emphasis: L:Ship

Case Closed: 01/19/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361101298

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				3		3
Current Violations				3		3
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	19150071 F01	12/22/1992	12/25/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	19100028 G09	12/22/1992	12/25/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	19150154 B03	12/22/1992	12/25/1992	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14547483

Event: 09/14/1992

Employee killed in fall to bottom of tank

At approximately 10:30 p.m. on September 14, 1992, Employee #1 was beginning his final walk of the starboard overhead ribs in the two center tanks on the Keystone Canyon. Rope walking is done to install anchor points, S-hooks on which scaffolds are hung and worked from to clean and inspect the ship's bulkheads. A rope walker has only two pieces of rope with stirrups on one end and steel hooks on the other end. With momentum and strength he is able to hook and unlock the rope from the rat holes in the ribs at the top of the tank, then move out the tank. Employee #1 was not tied off, and when he missed the hole for the hook of his rope, he fell approximately 80 feet to the bottom of the tank and was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, FALL, TANK, TIE-OFF

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18167650					Occupation Not Listed

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