Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119891547 - Tst Inc Dba Timco Standard Tandem

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 119891547

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 08/05/1994

Site Address:
Tst Inc Dba Timco Standard Tandem
11601 Etiwanda Ave
Fontana, CA 92337

Mailing Address:
11601 Etiwanda Ave, Fontana, CA 92335

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3341

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/05/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/24/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362242547

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$525	$0	$525
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$250	$0	$250
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	3328 E	01/05/1995	01/31/1995	$250	$525	$0	01/27/1995	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170607766

Event: 08/05/1994

Employee killed when struck by steel furnace door

At approximately 11:25 a.m. on August 5, 1994, Employee #1, an aluminum smelting furnace operator for Timco Standard Tandem, loaded the #1 reverberatory furnace with a bale of scrap aluminum that was to be melted and recycled. He closed the heavy steel furnace door and was removing a length of steel wire that had been used to bind together the compressed aluminum scrap when an explosion occurred inside the furnace. The steel door blew open and struck Employee #1 in the head. He was killed. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was using the prescribed personal protective equipment. There are no safety orders in T8CCR that address industrial aluminum smelting. The employer is being cited for a violation of T8CCR 3328(e) because the furnace door was not designed or secured to minimize hazards caused by the release of mechanical energy or by loosening (swinging out).

Keywords: FURNACE, ALUMINUM PROCESSING, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, DOOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119891547			Fatality	Fracture	Furnace, kiln and oven operators

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