Inspection Detail

Inspection: 117946277 - Asarco Hayden Smelter

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco Ro

Inspection Nr: 117946277

Report ID: 0935000

Date Opened: 01/06/2004

Site Address:
Asarco Hayden Smelter
Route 177 And Asarco Rd.
Hayden, AZ 85235

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 8, Hayden, AZ 85235

Union Status: Union

SIC:3331

NAICS: 331411/Primary Smelting and Refining of Copper

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/10/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/21/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101780500

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$8,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,000
Current Penalty	$8,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100025 D02 XII	04/21/2004	04/26/2004	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100303 H03 II	04/21/2004	04/26/2004	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19100333 A01	04/21/2004	05/03/2004	$5,000	$5,000	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201780657

Event: 01/06/2004

Worker Is Electrocuted Repairing Dust Collector

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on January 6, 2004, Employee #1, a 59-year-old male with Asarco Hayden Smelter was repairing the link uplift on a unit cell dust collector in the vent gas cottrells at a copper smelter. The equipment contained about 2,800 volts, direct current and had the potential to contain up to 60,000 volts, direct current. Employee #1 was electrocuted while working on this equipment, it was reported that he suffered electrical burns on his left shoulder, hip and thigh.

Keywords: BURN, SHOULDER, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, HIP, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	117946277			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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