Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119856706 - Valley Brass Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 119856706

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 12/21/1992

Site Address:
Valley Brass Inc.
3141 Maxson Road
El Monte, CA 91732

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3366

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/25/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/24/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362270688

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$550	$0	$550
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$550	$0	$550
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	4975	01/25/1993	01/31/1993	$275	$275	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3328 G	01/25/1993	01/31/1993	$275	$275	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170733745

Event: 12/09/1992

Employee burned by falling molten metal

At about 5:30 p.m. on December 9, 1992, Employee #1 of Valley Brass, Inc., suffered second degree burns to his left foot/leg after molten metal spilled from a ladle that fell while he hoisted it onto an overhead monorail track. Employee #1 was maneuvering the ladle so quickly around a turn that it bumped into the edge of a corner wall. The impact caused the molten metal to spill. Employee #1's assistant was holding onto a chain that engages the ladle system's transfer bridges and allows it to move from one track to another. In between transfers, there was an empty track that allowed the ladle to fall about 6 feet. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, LADLE, STRUCK AGAINST, MOLTEN METAL, FOOT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119856706			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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