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Inspection: 125945915 - Pacific Coast Recycling Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 125945915
Report ID: 0950635
Date Opened: 09/22/2006

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

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 362413528
Violation Summary
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

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 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

Investigation Nr: 201038502
Event: 08/22/2006
Employee Is Burned by Hydraulic Oil

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

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 125945915 Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Welders and cutters
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