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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125945915 - Pacific Coast Recycling Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Pacific Coast Recycling Llc
482 Pier T Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90802
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:7389
NAICS: 312229/Other Tobacco Product Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/01/2006
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/06/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362413528 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $9,000 | $0 | $0 | $745 | $0 | $9,745 |
| Current Penalty | $450 | $0 | $0 | $650 | $0 | $1,100 |
| 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 | 14300007 B03 | 12/06/2006 | 01/03/2007 | $425 | $425 | $0 | 01/24/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3203 A | 12/06/2006 | 01/03/2007 | $225 | $320 | $0 | 01/24/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 02001 | Serious | 4848 A | 12/06/2006 | 12/10/2006 | $450 | $9,000 | $0 | 01/24/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On August 22, 2006, Employee #1, with Pacific Coast Recycling, LLC, was cutting a scrap railroad car with a Victor propane/oxygen cutting torch in the employer's yard area. While he was cutting the steel floor of the rail car, a cylinder below the floor ignited. Inside the cylinder was hydraulic oil (Chevron AW, which contained lubricating base oil and severely refined petroleum distillate). Employee #1 was transported to the Long Beach Memorial Center for facial burns. He was transferred to the Torrance Memorial burn center for further treatment.
Keywords: BURN, CYLINDER, HYDRAULIC FLUID, RAILROAD CAR, SCRAP YARD, SCRAP METAL, FACE, CUTTING AND BURNING
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125945915 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Welders and cutters |