Inspection 348634866 OPENED DEC 10, 2025Closed
5555 N Channel Ave, Portland, OR 97217 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2015, OSHA inspectors have visited Vigor Fab LLC in Oregon 5 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Dec 10, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Portland.
In all, OSHA issued 8 citation items: 7 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $13,575; today they stand at $11,200, 17% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.106 (flammable liquids), 2 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Vigor Fab LLC averages $5,600 across 2 cited inspections.
Vigor Fab LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 344994181 OPENED OCT 26, 2020Closed
5555 N Channel Ave, Portland, OR 97217 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 341747673 OPENED AUG 31, 2016Closed
5555 N Channel Ave, Portland, OR 97217 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 341031631 OPENED OCT 26, 2015Closed
5555 N Channel Ave, Portland, OR 97217 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i) · Flammable liquids |
Serious | $2,700 | $2,000 | Mar 10, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii) · Flammable liquids |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 10, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.307(c) · Hazardous (classified) locations |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 10, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $3,375 | $2,500 | Mar 10, 2016 | Final |
Inspection 341037372 OPENED OCT 26, 2015Closed
555 N Channel Ave, Portland, OR 97217 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $3,000 | $2,700 | Dec 2, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1915.56(b)(2) · Arc welding and cutting |
Serious | $2,250 | $2,000 | Dec 2, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1915.504(b)(3) · Fire watches |
Serious | $2,250 | $2,000 | Dec 2, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(v) · Electrical wiring methods |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 2, 2015 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Portland site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 12 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigor Fab LLC Portland · 2024 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Sep 8, 2016, Portland: Hospitalization · fractures · knee(s)
An employee was getting ready to weld a fabricated steel panel when he stepped into a precut lightening hole and fell, breaking his patella and requiring surgery.
May 16, 2016, Portland: Hospitalization · fractures · ankle(s)
On Monday, May 16, 2016, at 2:35 p.m., an employee was helping two coworkers and a forklift driver stack wood beams. The driver was holding the forks (which carried 20-foot planks) level. The planks were banded together, and the employee and his coworkers were removing the bands. As they were helping to move the last banded bundle, the load shifted and the final band broke. The planks fell on…
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i)
(6) Sources of ignition—(i) General. Adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors. Sources of ignition include but are not limited to open flames; lightning; smoking; cutting and welding; hot surfaces; frictional heat; static, electrical, and mechanical sparks; spontaneous ignition, including heat-producing chemical reactions; and radiant heat.
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii)
(ii) Grounding. Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. Where the metallic floorplate on which the container stands while filling is electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling operations by means of a bond wire, the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with.
29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii)
(iii) The employer shall identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods
29 CFR 1910.307 · Hazardous (classified) locations
29 CFR 1915.504 · Fire watches
29 CFR 1915.56 · Arc welding and cutting
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