Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111966545 - Butte County Public Works

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111966545

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 06/20/1995

Site Address:
Butte County Public Works
811 Los Verjeles Road
Bangor, CA 95914

Mailing Address:
7 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA 95965

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/20/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/02/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361665474

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	342 A	08/08/1995	06/20/1995	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170360325

Event: 06/08/1995

Employee burned trying to put out fire at residence

At 10:00 a.m. on June 8, 1995, Employee #1 and a coworker were doing road maintenance when they saw smoke in an area to the south of them where they knew an elderly couple lived. Employee #1 and the coworker arrived at the site, parked along the county road, and walked back to the elderly couple's house where they saw a small county tanker truck and a single fire fighter. A small shed was engulfed in flames and the grass was on fire. The fire fighter yelled at them to grab hoses and help. The employees and the fire fighter were hooking up a hose downhill of the shed when a 150 lb LPG tank exploded. Employee #1 was seriously burned on his arms and lower back; the coworker sustained a minor burn on his right elbow. The elderly male resident died of the injuries he sustained. The employees did not know that a propane tank was stored in the shed.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, EXPLOSION, PROPANE, ARM, ELBOW, TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111966545			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Helpers, construction trades

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