SERGEANTS TOWING INC
4930 SE 26TH AVE, Portland, OR 97202 · NAICS 488410 Motor Vehicle Towing
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Inspection records
Mar 25, 2021#345216907Mar 25, 2021Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345216907$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345216907
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 25, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 6, 2021
- Closed
- Apr 6, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 11
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4930 Se 26th Ave, Portland, OR 97202
- Industry
- 488410 Motor Vehicle Towing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Aug 10, 2018#343376620Aug 10, 2018Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#343376620$8008 viol.8 violations$800 in penalties
Inspection #343376620
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 10, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 16, 2018
- Final Order
- Oct 24, 2018
- Closed
- Jan 7, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $800
- Penalties on Record
- $800
- Site Address
- 2045 N Vancouver Ave, Portland, OR 97227
- Industry
- 488410 Motor Vehicle Towing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 A03 | Serious | 1 | 20 | $280 | $280 | Nov 1, 2018 | - | Oct 24, 2018 |
| 01001B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F06 I | Serious | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Nov 1, 2018 | - | Oct 24, 2018 |
| 01002A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G08 | Serious | 1 | 20 | $280 | $280 | Nov 1, 2018 | - | Oct 24, 2018 |
| 01002B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Serious | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Nov 1, 2018 | - | Oct 24, 2018 |
| 01003 | OAR OSHA citation code: OAR 437-002-2253(6)(C) | Serious | 1 | 1 | $120 | $120 | Nov 1, 2018 | - | Oct 24, 2018 |
| 01004 | OAR OSHA citation code: OAR 437-001-0700(5)(A)(A) | Serious | 1 | 20 | $120 | $120 | Nov 1, 2018 | - | Oct 24, 2018 |
| 02005 | OAR OSHA citation code: OAR 437-001-0765(1) | Other | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Nov 1, 2018 | - | Oct 24, 2018 |
| 02006 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q06 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Nov 1, 2018 | - | Oct 24, 2018 |
Oct 28, 2015#341052330Oct 28, 2015FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#341052330$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341052330
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 28, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 13, 2016
- Closed
- Jan 13, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 25
- Related Activity
- 1 referral, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2045 N Vancouver Ave, Portland, OR 97227
- Industry
- 488410 Motor Vehicle Towing
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Two workers are killed in a tank explosion
Dec 20, 1999#303131221Dec 20, 1999Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#303131221$2753 viol.3 violations$275 in penalties
Inspection #303131221
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 20, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 7, 2000
- Closed
- Dec 20, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $275
- Penalties on Record
- $275
- Site Address
- 2045 N Vancouver Ave, Portland, OR 97227
- Industry
- 488410 Motor Vehicle Towing
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee injured when struck by vehicle
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D02 | Serious | 1 | 30 | $275 | $275 | Mar 2, 2000 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01 | Other | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Mar 2, 2000 | - | - |
| 02003 | 701072003 | Other | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Dec 20, 1999 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
4 inspections, 1999 to 2021. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Support Activities for Transportation, 9,814 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: motor vehicle towing reported 2.3 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 40.4%; NAICS 48841 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source