Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304101884 - Permacold Engineering Inc

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

Inspection Nr: 304101884

Report ID: 1054112

Date Opened: 01/05/2001

Site Address:
Permacold Engineering Inc
2934 Ne Argyle St
Portland, OR 97211

Mailing Address:
3005 Ne Argyle St, Portland, OR 97211

Union Status: Union

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/16/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/16/2001

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201631223

Event: 12/30/2000

Employee injured in fall through a suspended ceiling

Employee #1, a refrigeration technician, was dispatched to repair a food cooler at a grocer warehouse. Accompanied by a representative of the grocer warehouse, Employee #1 climbed to the roof and had the warehouse employee open a roof hatch. Employee #1 climbed down a fixed ladder to the top of a suspended ceiling looking for refrigeration piping. After proceeding about eight feet across the ceiling, a four by eight-foot insulated ceiling panel gave way, allowing Employee #1 to fall 18-feet-2-inches to a concrete floor in the cooler below. Employee #1 sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized with a fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SUSPENDED CEILING, WAREHOUSE, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304101884			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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