OSHA has inspected Union County 10 times in Oregon since 1987.
The latest one began on Jan 13, 2015 as a planned inspection, in La Grande.
Those inspections ended with 23 citation items: 10 serious and 13 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $5,360 and now stand at $4,415, 18% lower after settlements or reviews.
Electrical equipment, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.303.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for public administration employers since 2015 is $0, and Union County averages $210 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Union County also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 315925172 OPENED FEB 29, 2012Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · Local government · 4 employees at the site · Closed Nov 28, 2012
Near 71203 Palmer Junction Rd, Elgin, OR 97827 · Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 28, 2012 (fatal): Employee is killed when struck by vehicle
At approximately 1:00 p.m. on February 28, 2012, Employee #1 was preparing to pe rform some cold-patch work on a county road. The employee was standing near the road's center line, in the area of the rear, left corner of a company flat-bed p ickup. An oncoming vehicle struck and carried the employee to a ditch on the nor th-bound lane. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $2,500 | $2,500 | Aug 22, 2012 | Final |
Inspection 309811909 OPENED MAY 15, 2006Closed
Planned · Complete · Safety · Local government · 6 employees at the site · Closed May 15, 2006
60175 Pierce Rd/ Airport, La Grande, OR 97850 · Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 308140243 OPENED JAN 24, 2006Closed
Follow-up · Partial · Health · Local government · 155 employees at the site · Closed Jan 24, 2006
1106 K Ave, La Grande, OR 97850 · Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 308138924 OPENED OCT 7, 2005Closed
Accident · Partial · Health · Local government · 155 employees at the site · Closed Apr 13, 2006
1106 K Ave, La Grande, OR 97850 · Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 20, 2005: Employee ingests and inhales jet fuel
On September 20, 2005, Employee #1 was fueling an aircraft. He did not have a fu el pump and was instructed to manually siphon the fuel using a hose and mouth su ction. Jet fuel was inhaled resulting in chemical pneumonia and an overnight hos pital stay.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $300 | $300 | Dec 12, 2005 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2a |
Serious | $300 | $300 | Dec 12, 2005 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 12, 2005 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 3 |
Other-than-serious | $1,000 | $1,000 | Dec 12, 2005 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 4 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 12, 2005 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 5 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 12, 2005 | Closed |
Inspection 306596701 OPENED AUG 5, 2003Closed
Planned · Complete · Safety · Local government · 13 employees at the site · Closed Aug 5, 2003
1109 K Ave / Sheriff, La Grande, OR 97850 · Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2017, the La Grande site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 155 workers: 3.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 6 days away from work.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
