Inspection Detail
Inspection: 119901890 - Ahlstrom Pyropower Customer Services Inc
Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office
Site Address:
Ahlstrom Pyropower Customer Services Inc
62-300 Gene Welmas Drive
Mecca, CA 92254
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 85480, San Diego, CA 92121
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1711
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/13/1995
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/23/1997
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 362240087 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
Initial Penalty | $6,125 | $0 | $0 | $300 | $0 | $6,425 |
Current Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $750 | $0 | $5,750 |
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 | 5157 G01 | 02/29/1996 | 03/05/1996 | $300 | $300 | $0 | 04/15/1996 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
2. | 02001 | Serious | 5157 D03 B | 03/01/1996 | 03/06/1996 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 04/15/1996 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
3. | 03001 | Other | 5157 C09 B | 02/29/1996 | 03/05/1996 | $450 | $1,125 | $0 | 04/15/1996 | W - Empr Withdrew |
Investigation Summary
At 12:02 p.m. on December 9, 1995, Employee #1 was inspecting the inside tubes of a boiler for a bid proposal when a large accumulation of hot ash or clinker fell from an air cyclone associated with the boiler onto Employee #1. He was exposed to the effects of the hot ash and high temperatures, estimated to be between 500 and 600 degrees Fahrenheit. Employee #1 died of burns to 93 percent of his body six and a half days later at the San Bernardino County Burn Unit. The division is proposing a citation for a serious violation of T8CCR 5157(d)(3)(B), as adequate methods had not been implemented to isolate the combustion chamber of the boiler from its respective air cyclone.
Keywords: BURN, HEAT, WORK RULES, BOILER, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, STRUCK BY, HIGH TEMPERATURE
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 119901890 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Mechanical engineering technicians |