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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1424024.015 - Coso Operating Company Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office
Site Address:
Coso Operating Company Llc
3 Coso Gil Station Road
Little Lake, CA 93542
Mailing Address:
Po Box 1690, Inyokern, CA 93527
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 221118
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/17/2020
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/26/2023
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1482068 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $36,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $36,900 |
| Current Penalty | $16,200 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 | $0 | $19,200 |
| 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 | Serious | 3314(C) | 01/17/2020 | 01/27/2020 | $16,200 | $18,000 | $0 | 03/10/2020 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 3314(C)(1) | 01/17/2020 | 01/27/2020 | $0 | $9,450 | $0 | 03/10/2020 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 03001 | Other | 3314(G)(2)(A) | 01/17/2020 | 01/27/2020 | $3,000 | $9,450 | $0 | 03/10/2020 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 2:00 p.m. on July 18, 2019, an employee was cleaning/adjusting small nozzles on a filter press. The employee opened the cabinet housing the water spray nozzle (a horizontal pipe with many small nozzles that sprays water onto the filter media, which is a continuous belt with porous canvas-like material). As the employee was adjusting the spray nozzle, his hand was caught by the material and pulled into a horizontal roller where the fabric changed direction as it moved toward the Sulphur that it was filtering the water out of to create a Sulphur cake. The employee's left fingers, hand, and arm were caught by the fabric and pulled into the horizontal steel roller up to the elbow causing a crushing injury. The filter fabric operated in a continuous loop, and the horizontal steel roller. The employee was hospitalized for three days to treat these injuries.
Keywords: Arm, Caught By, Caught In, Crushed, Hand, Power Roller, Roller--Mach/Part
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1424024.015 | 34 | M | Hospitalized injury | Operating engineers |