Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120076005 - Winchester Canyon Const.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 120076005

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 08/19/1994

Site Address:
Winchester Canyon Const.
P.O. Box 2510
Goleta, CA 91326

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/23/1994

Planning Guide: Health-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/27/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362296634

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170157820

Event: 08/15/1994

Employee burned while cutting pipelines

At about 2:30 p.m. on August 15, 1994, Employee #1 was standing on a ladder cutting pipeline with an acetylene torch. Employee #1 was Vice President of the Winchester Canyon Construction, Inc., which had been contracted by Southern California Gas Company to remove pipelines due to earthquake damage at the Northridge, CA, facility. Employee #1 had cut the #3 pipeline; when he cut the #2 pipe, residual petroleum distillate from the #3 pipe caught fire. Employee #1 sustained 2nd-degree burns on his face, arms, and stomach.

Keywords: BURN, ACETYLENE TORCH, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, PIPELINE, ARM, FACE, CUTTING AND BURNING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120076005			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Welders and cutters

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