Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125845370 - Aqua Pool & Spa

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125845370

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 03/09/2001

Site Address:
Aqua Pool & Spa
2022 Herndon Road
Ceres, CA 95307

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 598, Ripon, CA 95366

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/11/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/19/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361700651

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				3		3
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$500	$0	$500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$500	$0	$500
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	3314 F	05/14/2001	06/15/2001	$100	$100	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	3203 B02	05/14/2001	06/15/2001	$200	$200	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	3314 A	05/14/2001	06/15/2001	$200	$200	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201483971

Event: 03/06/2001

Employee killed when struck by board thrown by bandsaw

Employee #1, a maintenance worker for Aqua Pool and Spa, was repairing the fitting on a bandsaw used to cut up pallets for the subsidiary company of Ripon Pallets in Ceres. This piece of equipment had been in service for 10 months at this location and the maintenance person had performed this particular task three times prior. Employee #1 had been working alone for about an hour. The saw was in the off position. It is not known if the fuse had been pulled or the power locked out. The new bearing and fitting was in place. Workers for Ripon Pallet heard the saw kick on and heard a strange sound. It then continued to run normally. One employee near the scene heard the saw go on and turned around to see the saw blade fly off, but did not see the maintenance worker. He went over to the saw and found Employee #1 lying on the ground. Employee #1 had a mark across the side of his head, stretching from his eye to above his ear on the left side. A 2-inch by 4-inch board was lying near him on the ground. The Ripon Pallet employee turned off the saw. Without any actual witnesses, it was speculated that Employee #1 was struck in the head by the board. The board displayed markings that matched the flywheel on the saw. It is unknown if Employee #1 meant to start the saw or if a tool in his front pocket struck the start button by accident. Employee #1 died of cranial cerebral injuries on March 8, 2001, two days after the accident.

Keywords: KICK BACK, FRACTURE, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, BANDSAW, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125845370			Fatality	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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