Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120172721 - Westwood Recycling

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 120172721

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 03/06/1997

Site Address:
Westwood Recycling
4083 Rancho Road
Marysville, CA 95901

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 631, Chicago Park, CA 95712

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/06/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/14/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361676133

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				3		3
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$520	$0	$520
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$520	$0	$520
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	3203 A	03/17/1997	04/18/1997	$85	$85	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	342 A	03/17/1997	03/06/1997	$175	$175	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	5416 C	03/17/1997	03/06/1997	$260	$260	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170614341

Event: 01/29/1997

Employee burned when flash fire erupts in burn barrel

On January 27, 1997, Employee #1, was working at a closed-down sawmill. He put some wood into a burn barrel to start a fire for heat. He was attempting to ignite the wood when he mistakenly added gasoline to the barrel. Employee #1 sustained serious burns.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, WORK RULES, FIRE, GASOLINE, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120172721			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Sawing machine operators

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