Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304146343 - Portac Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Tacoma Service Location, Tacoma, Wa

Inspection Nr: 304146343

Report ID: 1055330

Date Opened: 01/30/2001

Site Address:
Portac Inc
200673 Hwy 101
Beaver, WA 98305

Mailing Address:
Po Box 38, Beaver, WA 98305

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/06/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/02/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361196231

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	0787150306	07/03/2001	03/06/2001	$500	$500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170235279

Event: 01/29/2001

Employee Fractured Leg in Lockout/Tagout Accident

On January 30, 2001, Employee #1 was assisting a cutoff saw operator in unplugging a log jam on a distribution belt (conveyor). Employee #1 and the operator were both prying on the logs; one told the other to go to his cab and jog the belt ahead to free the jamb. When the operator activated his control for the belt, it activated the log kicker where Employee #1 was standing, one of the kicker fins (metal) struck the Employee #1 and pinned his right leg against the side of the conveyor crushing his femur (thigh bone). The cab power button in the operator station had not been shut off, which is mandatory by company policy; if a belt needs to be jogged. The switch will activate the conveyor belt while the kicker remains deactivated. If the cab power switch was shut-off or if Lockout/Tagout of kickers had been done this accident would never have happened. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LOG, PINNED, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR BELT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304146343			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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