Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125836601 - Gen Corp Aerojet

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125836601

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 02/24/1999

Site Address:
Gen Corp Aerojet
Building 05122 Aerojet Rd. & Hwy 50
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 13222, Sacramento, CA 95813

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3761

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 08/13/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/06/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361500788

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$12,500	$0	$0	$375	$0	$12,875
Current Penalty	$6,250	$0	$0	$375	$0	$6,625
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
1.	01001	Other	342 A	08/13/1999	08/18/1999	$375	$375	$0	09/13/1999	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Serious	3328 A	08/13/1999	09/13/1999	$6,250	$6,250	$0	09/13/1999	J - ALJ Decision
3.	03001	Serious	5167 C	08/13/1999	09/13/1999	$0	$6,250	$0	09/13/1999	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170866685

Event: 02/16/1999

Employee injured by shrapnel from chemical explosion

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on February 16, 1999, Employee # 1 was trying to complete the first cycle of a procedure to combine two chemicals under pressure to create a new solvent. He had made three attempts to draw small amounts of the chemicals into a chamber and was on his fourth attempt when it exploded. He was struck by shrapnel from the ruptured tubing, which imbedded in his face and arm. His hearing was also damaged by the noise and pressure of the explosion. Employee #1 was helped by a coworker from out of his area, who applied emergency eye/face wash and got him into the deluge shower. The Sacramento County Fire Department undertook decontamination procedures before he was transported to the hospital. Surgery was performed in both the emergency room and in the operating room to remove the shrapnel, but Employee #1 continued to have hearing problems from the explosion. His equipment was not put back into use by his employer because of questions about its design and the use of isolation cells and chemical detonability.

Keywords: BROKEN GLASS, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, HEARING LOSS, CHEMICAL REACTION, STRUCK BY, ARM, FLYING OBJECT, FACE, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125836601			Hospitalized injury	Other	Physical scientists, n.e.c.

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