Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120087861 - Mendota Bio Mass

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 120087861

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 11/02/1994

Site Address:
Mendota Bio Mass
400 Guillen Parkway
Mendota, CA 93640

Mailing Address:
Po Box 99, Mendota, CA 93640

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1796

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/02/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/02/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361388424

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170717284

Event: 05/09/1994

Employee's eye destroyed by broken safety lens

Employee #1, of Men Dota Biomass Power Ltd., was servicing a plugged vent line in the lime feed system. He followed his employer's procedure of depressurizing the tank. He then disconnected the line and repressurized the line. The plug remained. Employee #1 then tapped the line with a hammer but was unable to dislodge the plug. He climbed the ladder and looked down the pipe at the same time the plug suddenly discharged. The plug struck Employee #1's defective safety glasses, shattering the lens. Employee #1's eye was destroyed by the impact.

Keywords: EYE, MAINTENANCE, PIPE PLUG, PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120087861			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices

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