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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125824664 - Chico Scrap Metal Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office
Site Address:
Chico Scrap Metal Inc
878 E 20th St
Chico, CA 95928
Mailing Address:
766 Oro Chico Hwy, Durham, CA 95938
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5093
NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/30/2004
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/19/2004
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362348641 |
| 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 |
| # | 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 | 07/27/2004 | 08/29/2004 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 is the part-owner and general manager of the metal recycling plant and helps out in the yard when necessary. At the time of the accident Employee #1 was sorting and shearing scrap metal with the large backhoe equipped with large jaws to shear and crush metal. Employee #1 unknowingly picked up a compressed gas cylinder containing acetylene, believing it was an oxygen cylinder because of the color coding. When the shearing jaws crushed the cylinder it exploded and created a large and intense fireball that burned the left arm and face of Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained first-degree and second-degree burns and was hospitalized overnight.
Keywords: CYLINDER, ACETYLENE, COMPRESSED GAS, SCRAP YARD, EXPLOSION, SCRAP METAL
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125824664 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Excavating and loading machine operators |