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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126066778 - Northrup Grumman Corp
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Northrup Grumman Corp
8900 Washington Bl Bldg Kb13/Gg
Pico Rivera, CA 90660
Mailing Address:
8900 Washington Bl B703-975-1208, Pico Rivera, CA 90660
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3728
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 07/30/1999
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/13/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362541641 | ||
| Accident | 362541658 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $13,590 | $0 | $0 | $835 | $0 | $14,425 |
| Current Penalty | $6,250 | $0 | $0 | $1,335 | $0 | $7,585 |
| 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 | 5144 E03 | 07/27/1999 | 08/14/1999 | $560 | $560 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 5144 E04 | 07/27/1999 | 08/14/1999 | $275 | $275 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Serious | 5144 E01 | 07/27/1999 | 08/06/1999 | $6,250 | $6,250 | $0 | 11/12/1999 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 03001 | Other | 3321 A | 07/27/1999 | 08/06/1999 | $500 | $5,000 | $0 | 11/12/1999 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 04001 | Serious | 6184 B | 07/27/1999 | 08/06/1999 | $0 | $2,340 | $0 | 11/12/1999 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 7:30 a.m. on March 17, 1999, Employee #1, an aerospace engineer, who had been reassigned to complete stripping of a stealth leading edge airplane wing, was using wheat starch abrasive blasting, inside of a spray paint booth. He was wearing a supplied air blasting hood, which delivered filtered plant air. He had been working on this project intermittently over the past 10 days. A company plumber, who was working on Autoclave Number 1 a few hundred feet away, accidentally turned on the ball valve, causing nitrogen to be introduced into the breathing air line at the wheat starch booth. Employee #1 was found by a coworker lying on the floor, with blue-purple lips and no vital signs, with the equipment still running. CPR was started, and emergency medical services called. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Keywords: AIRCRAFT, BLASTING, ASPHYXIATED, VAPOR, WING, PPE, INHALATION, GAS, NITROGEN, VALVE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126066778 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Aerospace engineers |