Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304618960 - Contractors Incorporated

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

Inspection Nr: 304618960

Report ID: 1054112

Date Opened: 09/28/2001

Site Address:
Contractors Incorporated
3245 Se River Rd
Hillsboro, OR 97123

Mailing Address:
11965 Sw Herman Rd, Tualatin, OR 97062

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/12/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/07/2002

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
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	Serious	7030915	11/07/2001	11/13/2001	$500	$500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201632155

Event: 09/27/2001

Employee Pinned Between Pipe Elbow And Rebar Frame

September 27, 2001, Employee #1 and a coworker were leveling a 48-inch-diameter pipe elbow that had been tack welded onto a 40-foot concrete-lined sewer pipe already situated in a sloped out trench approximately 15 feet deep. The elbow was facing up and propped up just above an 8-foot by 8-foot concrete slab with 4-inch by 4-inch wood shims under it. The elbow was tack welded with five welds about one inch wide spaced around the perimeter of the pipe. The perimeter of the concrete slab contained a vertical rebar frame about eight feet high that will later be covered with concrete and serve as the base of a new circular waste water treatment pond. Initially, the elbow was found to be about an inch out of level. The workers attached a 2-ton come-along between the top of the elbow and the bottom of the rebar to pull the elbow down into the proper position. As they applied pressure on the pipe with the come-along, the welds broke and the elbow fell over pinning Employee #1 between the elbow and the rebar frame, causing rib fractures and a punctured lung. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, REBAR, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, RIB, PIPE, FALLING OBJECT, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304618960			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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