Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301863940 - Penhall Company

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

Inspection Nr: 301863940

Report ID: 1054111

Date Opened: 12/08/1997

Site Address:
Penhall Company
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd
Portland, OR 97201

Mailing Address:
11650 Ne Marx, Portland, OR 97220

Union Status: Union

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/11/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/24/1998

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201630217

Event: 11/20/1997

EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN CONCRETE FLOOR COLLAPSES

Employee #1 was standing behind a concrete leverage hoist on the fifth floor of OHSU Hospital while a co-worker was picking a 3 ft by 4 ft piece of concrete flooring. The piece of concrete Employee #1 was standing on gave way, due to the weight of the hoist and the flooring, and Employee #1 and the hoist fell approximately 8 ft to the lower floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fracture.

Keywords: CONCRETE SLAB, CONCRETE, HOISTING MECHANISM, COLLAPSE, HOIST, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301863940					Occupation Not Listed

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