Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124711094 - City Of Portland

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

Inspection Nr: 124711094

Report ID: 1054112

Date Opened: 10/12/1995

Site Address:
City Of Portland
Water Dept Maintenance 1900 Interstate Ave
Portland, OR 97227

Mailing Address:
1120 Sw 5th Ave Portland Bldg Rm 1012, Portland, OR 97204

Union Status: Union

SIC:9131

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/07/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/05/1996

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260651 K02	12/28/1995	01/03/1996	$0	$500	$0	01/11/1996	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19260652 A01	12/28/1995	01/03/1996	$0	$500	$0	01/11/1996	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170804850

Event: 10/12/1995

Employee injured in excavation cave-in

At approximately 5:30 p.m. on October 12, 1995, Employee #1, of the City of Portland Water Bureau, was in an excavation measuring and attempting to replace a broken water line. He was standing with his back approximately 4 ft from the edge of the 4 ft 3 in. deep excavation when the bank sloughed off, pinning his legs against the pipe. The water supply had been shut off at 9:27 a.m. but the disturbed soil was saturated. The two lower bones in Employee #1's left leg were broken. The fire department rescued Employee #1, administered first aid, and then transported him to the nearest hospital.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, PINNED, WORK RULES, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124711094			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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