Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126077858 - Surface Protection Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 126077858

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 09/12/2000

Site Address:
Surface Protection Industries, Inc.
3411 E. 15th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90023

Mailing Address:
3360 E. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90023

Union Status: Union

SIC:2851

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/28/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/26/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362612541

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$280	$0	$18,280
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$750
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	25300104	03/02/2001	03/12/2001	$0	$280	$0	05/03/2001	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	5416 C	03/02/2001	04/04/2001	$750	$18,000	$0	05/03/2001	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201054509

Event: 09/08/2000

Employee suffers severe burns

At approximately 1:45 p.m. on September 8, 2000, Employee #1 continued making a clear coat lacquer. He checked valves on the pumping apparatus before transferring the resin component of the clear coat lacquer from a 500-gallon portable Tank #1 into 1000-gallon process Tank #2. Employee #1 climbed a portable metal ladder with rubber wheels on bottom, which was positioned adjacent to the Tank #2 and opened the top lid to check inside the tank. As he lifted the stainless steel lid of Tank #2, a source of ignition was introduced to the flammable atmosphere and a flash of fire came out through the open space of the tank, burning his face and both forearms. Employee #1 was hospitalized for three days. Employee #1 sustained second and third degree burn injuries on the face and both forearms.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, TANK, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126077858			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Mixing and blending machine operators

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