Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125666115 - Arcata Fire Department

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 125666115

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 02/06/1997

Site Address:
Arcata Fire Department
1449 Central Avenue
Mckinleyville, CA 95521

Mailing Address:
631 9th Street, Arcata, CA 95521

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4119

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/28/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/01/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361302979

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	3203 A	03/14/1997	03/28/1997	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170362073

Event: 01/17/1997

Employee shot in leg when gun misfires

Employee #1, an engineer fireman for the Arcata (CA) Fire Department, was at a welding shop where he had had a bracket made to fit a nozzle. He was at a work bench checking the fit of the bracket to the nozzle while the shop owner and a customer were heating a four-barrel black powder gun barrel to take it apart. The gun was loaded and the heating caused it to fire, striking Employee #1 in the thigh. He suffered a shattered femur and had been in the hospital for 20 days when he was interviewed for this report. The accident was not related to Employee #1's work; the fire department had no control over or knowledge of what was going on in the welding shop.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, FRACTURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125666115			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Firefighting occupations

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