Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119860161 - Quemetco, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 119860161

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 12/29/1993

Site Address:
Quemetco, Inc.
720 S. 7th Ave.
City Of Industry, CA 91746

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3339

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/08/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/02/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362271520

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$6,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,250
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$2,000
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3329 B	02/08/1994	12/29/1993	$2,000	$6,250	$0		J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170733059

Event: 11/30/1993

Employee injured in explosion while heating casting pipe

At about 1:45 a.m. on November 30, 1993, a gas explosion occurred at Quemtco, Inc., when Employee #1 aimed a make-shift gas torch toward the inside of kettle #3 where gas vapor had accumulated when another make-shift gas torch was left earlier by a fellow employee. The employer is engaged in lead extraction from salvaged auto batteries. Employee #1 has been working with the company as a refinery operator since 1988. On the day of the accident, Employee #1 noticed that the pump pipe was frozen and that lead was not flowing into the molds. He took a gas torch and heated the pump pipe, after which he thought of heating the casting pipe, and that resulted in the gas explosion. The employer was cited for violation of T8 CCR 3329(b) and referred to T8 CCR 3328(a) (serious--use of sub-standard equipment).

Keywords: VAPOR, WORK RULES, TORCH, EXPLOSION, PIPE, LEAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119860161			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Helpers, extractive occupations

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