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Inspection: 310641808 - Vernam Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

 

Inspection Nr: 310641808
Report ID: 1054113
Date Opened: 04/10/2007

Site Address:
Vernam Inc
71449 Rail Loop Dr
Boardman, OR 97818

Mailing Address:
320 Golf Course Rd, Enterprise, OR 97828

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1796

NAICS: 238290/Other Building Equipment Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/07/2007

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/19/2007

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 2 3
Current Violations 1 2 3
Initial Penalty $5,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,000
Current Penalty $5,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,000
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 7030752 08/20/2007 05/08/2007 $5,000 $5,000 $0 08/29/2007 L - State Settlement  
2. 02002 Other 19260752 B 08/20/2007 08/07/2007 $0 $0 $0 08/29/2007 L - State Settlement  
3. 02003 Other 703076101 A 08/20/2007 08/23/2007 $0 $0 $0 08/29/2007 L - State Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201613320
Event: 04/09/2007
Employee Sustains Fracture When Wind Blows Building Over

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on April 9, 2007, Employee #1 was working as a welder or cutter for a contractor that installed or erected building equipment. He was in a scissor lift, welding steel bridging on joists approximately 24 feet above the ground, when a strong gust of wind blew the building over. The falling building knocked over the scissor lift, with Employee #1 in it. He was struck by a steel joist, and he sustained an unspecified fracture. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: AERIAL LIFT, FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, JOIST, COLLAPSE, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 310641808 Hospitalized injury Fracture Welders and cutters
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