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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 119825016 - Airgas West
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Airgas West
11711 S Alameda St
Los Angeles, CA 90059
Mailing Address:
4007 Paramount Bl # 100, Lakewood, CA 90712
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2813
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/11/2001
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/09/2005
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362613374 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Current Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,495 | $0 | $1,495 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,160 | $0 | $1,160 |
| 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 | 3310 A | 05/11/2001 | 06/13/2001 | $0 | $335 | $0 | 07/16/2001 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3328 A | 05/11/2001 | 06/13/2001 | $335 | $335 | $0 | 07/16/2001 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 5507 A | 05/11/2001 | 06/13/2001 | $600 | $600 | $0 | 07/16/2001 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 5507 F | 05/11/2001 | 06/13/2001 | $225 | $225 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 2:26 p.m. on November 17, 2000, Employee #1 had begun to fill "E" size medical oxygen cylinders using the east section of the manifold at the medical oxygen filling area. At approximately 2:00 p.m., Employee #1 shut off the oxygen pump #2 because cylinders were getting hot. While he was waiting for the cylinders to cool off, Employee #1 removed old labels from the cylinders on the bottom rack and noticed that the temperature of a cylinder was increasing instead of decreasing. Employee #1 checked the pressure on the manifold system and realized that the pressure was increasing even though the pump #2 was turned off. Then, Employee #1 tried to close the fill valve and to open the vent valve to control the pressure. There was a lot of hissing sound coming from the manifold and Employee #1 noticed the manifold pressure was reaching 3,100 p.s.i. As Employee #1 was trying to get away from the manifold system; there was an explosion. Employee #1 was on fire and kept moving away from the manifold when another employee came over to help put out the fire. Employee #1 was transported to the Martin Luther King Hospital by the paramedics and then was transferred to UCI Medical Center and hospitalized for ten to eleven days.
Keywords: BURN, OXYGEN, CYLINDER, EXPLOSION, OVERHEATED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 119825016 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Packaging and filling machine operators |