Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120116058 - Barmet Aluminum Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 120116058

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 12/15/1993

Site Address:
Barmet Aluminum Corp
2211 E Carson St
Carson, CA 90810

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3497

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 05/05/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/06/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362022584

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$6,875	$0	$0	$250	$0	$7,125
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$810	$0	$3,310
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	5143 A05	05/05/1994	05/31/1994	$250	$250	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	3203 A04	05/05/1994	05/31/1994	$1,875	$1,875	$0	05/26/1994	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	03001	Serious	3380 A	05/05/1994	05/31/1994	$2,500	$2,500	$0	05/26/1994	W - Empr Withdrew
4.	04001	Other	5174 F	05/05/1994	05/31/1994	$560	$2,500	$0	05/26/1994	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170358295

Event: 12/10/1993

Employee suffers burns in second furnace explosion

On the evening of December 9, 1993, two separate explosions occurred at the Barmet Aluminum Corporation's Carson Rolling Mill, Long Beach, CA, involving melter #4 and injuring one employee. At approximately 11:25 p.m., Employee #1 was placing a charge of scrap MLCC into the charging chamber of melter #4. Upon placing the charge into the molten metal, an explosion occurred. The explosion drove the front end loader backwards and spewed a small amount of molten metal onto the ground. The supervisor stopped the operation and surveyed the pile of scrap from which charge came from, surveyed the damage to melter #4, and checked the physical status of Employee #1, the front end operator. After assessing the situation, the supervisor determined that it was safe to work with the pile of scrap that initiated the explosion. The loader operator loaded the bucket and placed a new charge into the charging chamber. Once again the charging chamber exploded, but with a greater magnitude. The force of the explosion broke the plexiglass front window of the front end loader and caused Employee #1 flash burns to the face and second degree burns to the hands. The Long Beach Fire Department arrived on the scene and transported Employee #1 to Harbor General.

Keywords: BURN, FRONT END LOADER, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, SCRAP METAL, MELTING FURNACE, FACE, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120116058			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Laborers, except construction

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