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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 119695617 - United States Pipe & Foundry Co.
Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office
Site Address:
United States Pipe & Foundry Co.
1295 Whipple Rd.
Union City, CA 94587
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:3322
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/08/1994
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/17/1996
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362119224 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $180 | $0 | $5,180 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $680 | $0 | $680 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 | 08/18/1994 | 08/23/1994 | $180 | $180 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 3203 A06 | 08/18/1994 | 09/20/1994 | $500 | $5,000 | $0 | 09/21/1994 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 and three other employees were trying to free up the rail car that carries the equipment for lining various sizes of iron pipe with cement in the cement lining department of the U.S. Pipe & Foundry Co. The cement lining apparatus on the car is pneumatically raised and lowered to accommodate different pipe sizes. Due to the disrepair of guidepins for apparatus height adjustment on the car, the apparatus had bound on the frame of the car. This condition had occurred many times in the last two years. The procedure for freeing the machinery on the car was to use steel bars to pry it away from the frame. Employee #1 was still holding onto his pry bar when the superintendent in charge ordered the operator to lower the device. Employee #1 was struck with the bar as the apparatus descended, catching the bar between the apparatus and car frame. He sustained a fractured jaw, knocked-out teeth, a concussion, and hearing loss.
Keywords: FRACTURE, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, RAILROAD CAR, HEARING LOSS, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FACE, INATTENTION, PRY BAR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 119695617 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Production helpers |