Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125517300 - Bay City Boiler & Engineering Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 125517300

Report ID: 0950613

Date Opened: 03/31/1999

Site Address:
Bay City Boiler & Engineering Co., Inc.
220 Park Road
Burlingame, CA 94010

Mailing Address:
915 Linden Avenue, So. San Francisco, CA 94080

Union Status: Union

SIC:7699

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/20/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/12/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362301012

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$225	$0	$225
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
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	5157 C04	08/20/1999	09/22/1999	$0	$75	$0		W - Empr Withdrew
2.	02001	Other	5157 D05 B	08/20/1999	08/25/1999	$150	$150	$0	09/30/1999	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201121423

Event: 03/29/1999

Employee burned when acetylene gas ignites

On March 31, 1999, Employee #1 entered the fire chamber of a firebox boiler to make repairs. The chamber is small and considered a confined space. The space was free of hazardous and toxic contaminants at the time Employee #1 entered. Employee #1 entered the space with an oxy-acetylene torch. Employee #1 had to lie down to do the welding. As he was welding some molten slag fell on him and started to burn him. Employee #1 scraped the slag off of him and in doing so dropped the torch which then extinguished. The escaping oxy-acetylene gas quickly filled the chamber and ignited when Employee #1 tried to light the torch again. Employee #1 sustained second-degree burns to the face and side of his body.

Keywords: BURN, ACETYLENE TORCH, CONFINED SPACE, ACETYLENE, BOILER, FIRE, TORCH, FACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125517300			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Welders and cutters

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