Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3146743 - Portland General Electric Co

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Inspection Nr: 3146743

Report ID: 1054115

Date Opened: 09/22/1986

Site Address:
Portland General Electric Co
Boardman Plant Tower Rd
Boardman, OR 97818

Mailing Address:
Po Box 499, Boardman, OR 97818

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/22/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/22/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360770929

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14569420

Event: 08/22/1986

EMPLOYEE DROWNED IN GENERATING PLANT RESERVOIR

EMPLOYEE #1 IS THE ONLY PERSON KNOWN TO BE INVOLVED. HE WAS AN AUDITOR. HIS BODY WAS DISCOVERED FLOATING IN THE COOLING-WATER RESERVOIR AT A COAL-FIRE ELECTRICITY GENERATING PLANT. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHY HE WAS NEAR THE RESERVOIR, OR HOW HE ENTERED THE WATER. HE WAS KNOWN TO BE ABLE TO SWIM; HOWEVER, HE WAS FULLY DRESSED, AND THE RESERVOIR WATER CONTAINED ALGA AND WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A GOOD PLACE TO SWIM FOR RECREATION. THE WATER WAS NOT TURBULENT. THE WATER INTAKE PUMPS WERE NOT OPERATING. THEREFORE THERE WAS LITTLE, IF ANY, WATER CURRENT PRESENT. AN INVESTIGATION BY THE OREGON STATE POLICE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FOUL PLAY.

Keywords: DROWN, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3146743			Fatality	Asphyxia	Accountants and auditors

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