Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119769297 - Schnitzer Steel Products

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 119769297

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 03/08/1994

Site Address:
Schnitzer Steel Products
12000 Folsom Blvd.
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/14/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/30/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362272023

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	4236 A	03/14/1994	04/15/1994	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170613806

Event: 02/17/1994

Employee fractures jaw when struck by falling engine block

On Thursday, February 17, 1994, Employee #1, a load checker at Schmitzer Steel Products, Rancho Cordova, CA, was working at a steel recycling center. He lowered the tailgate of a pickup truck to check an engine block for a disallowed oil filter that was attached to it. Employee #1 was climbing on the tailgate when he slipped off and landed across the tongue of the towed trailer. The engine block had been standing on end, and when Employee #1 slipped he tipped it over and it rolled off the tailgate. The engine block landed on his back, and then struck him in the back of the head. The blow pushed his face into the hard ground. Employee #1 sustained a broken jaw and several broken teeth. He was given first aid and then transported by ambulance to UC Medical Center in Sacramento, CA. The hard hat he had been wearing stayed on his head and probably saved his life.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, SLIP, ENGINE, BACK, FALL, STRUCK BY, PICKUP TRUCK, FACE, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119769297			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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