WESTERN ABRASIVES INC
2105 SE 6TH AVE, Portland, OR 97214
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Inspection records
Aug 11, 2014#317702090Aug 11, 2014Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#317702090$1,62012 viol.12 violations$1,620 in penalties
Inspection #317702090
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 11, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 18, 2014
- Closed
- Jan 26, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 25
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 12
- Violation Types
- 10 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,620
- Penalties on Record
- $1,620
- Site Address
- 1170 Ne 63rd Ave, Portland, OR 97213
- Industry
- 327910 Abrasive Product Manufacturing
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 12 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $500 | $500 | Oct 3, 2014 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.332 Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - Training OSHA citation code: 19100332 B01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 10, 2014 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 4 | 1 | $200 | $200 | Oct 10, 2014 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $200 | $200 | Oct 10, 2014 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $120 | $120 | Oct 10, 2014 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $120 | $120 | Oct 10, 2014 | - | - |
| 01006 | 701076007 OSHA citation code: 701076007 A | Serious | 4 | 4 | $120 | $120 | Oct 10, 2014 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $120 | $120 | Oct 17, 2014 | - | - |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 12 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Nov 12, 2003#307088328Nov 12, 2003Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#307088328$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307088328
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 12, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 12, 2003
- Closed
- Nov 12, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 22
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2105 Se 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
- Industry
- 327910 Abrasive Product Manufacturing
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Oct 27, 2000#303602304Oct 27, 2000Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#303602304$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #303602304
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 27, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 27, 2000
- Closed
- Apr 11, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 28
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2105 Se 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 701076506 OSHA citation code: 701076506 A B | Other | 1 | 28 | $0 | $0 | Dec 23, 2000 | - | - |
Jan 21, 1992#123756397Jan 21, 1992Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#123756397$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #123756397
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 21, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 26, 1993
- Closed
- Sep 20, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 15
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2105 Se 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 7129002505 | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 25, 1993 | - | - |
| 01002 | 7155002005 OSHA citation code: 7155002005 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 25, 1993 | - | - |
Jan 14, 1991#108249426Jan 14, 1991Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#108249426$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #108249426
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 14, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 14, 1991
- Closed
- Apr 17, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2105 Se 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 767028501 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 2, 1991 | - | - |
Oct 3, 1990#108273947Oct 3, 1990Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#108273947$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #108273947
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 3, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 3, 1990
- Closed
- Oct 9, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2105 Se 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
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.
6 inspections, 1990 to 2014. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: abrasive product manufacturing reported 4.6 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 19.7%; NAICS 32791 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source