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The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division has fined a Portland environmental and emergency services company $118,800 for violating job safety standards designed to protect workers from the potentially deadly hazards of confined spaces

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2 years ago

January 10, 2024

Eugene, OR – According to the state officials, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division cited River City Environmental following an inspection of an incident reported to it by Portland Fire & Rescue.

A confined space is one that meets all the following conditions:

It is large enough and so configured that an employee can fully enter the space and perform work.
It has limited or restricted means for entry, exit, or both.
It is not designed for continuous human occupancy.

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division’s inspection of the July 14, 2023, incident found that two members of a four-person crew employed by River City Environmental became unconscious due to the atmospheric conditions inside a stormwater sewer system.

The crew had been tasked with working on filters inside the system located at a brewing company.

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The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division has fined a Portland environmental and emergency services company $118,800 for violating job safety standards designed to protect workers from the potentially deadly hazards of confined spaces

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The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division has fined a Portland environmental and emergency services company $118,800 for violating job safety standards designed to protect workers from the potentially deadly hazards of confined spaces

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