Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125881763 - Searles Valley Minerals

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 125881763

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 09/27/2005

Site Address:
Searles Valley Minerals
82090 First Street
Trona, CA 93562

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 367, Trona, CA 93592

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1474

NAICS: 212391/ Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/07/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/11/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102443108

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$350	$0	$350
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	3329 D	12/07/2005	12/21/2005	$0	$350	$0	12/23/2005	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202441630

Event: 06/09/2005

Employee Is Burned When Sprayed with Chemical

At approximately 2:30 p.m. June 9, 2005, an employee was working for large chemical plant that recovered and processed commercial minerals from the dry lake beds in the area. The employee was unclogging some nozzles used in a process when pressure in the pipeline system sprayed the slurry of sodium carbonate monohydrate out of the drain valve with such a force that the employee was splashed with the hot material. The employee received first aid at the work site and was transferred from the Ridgecrest Region Hospital to the Grossman Burn Center in Sherman Oaks, where he received 13 days of inpatient treatment for his injuries.

Keywords: CHEMICAL BURN, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125881763			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Separating, filtering & clarifying mach. operators

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