Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301118253 - Howe Welding & Fabrication Inc

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 301118253

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 08/22/2003

Site Address:
Howe Welding & Fabrication Inc
1061 Catalina Blvd
San Diego, CA 92170

Mailing Address:
41218 Nick Ln, Murrieta, CA 92562

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 238990/All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 08/25/2003

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 06/29/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362419129

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$5,325	$0	$11,625
Current Penalty	$1,150	$0	$0	$150	$0	$1,300
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
1.	01001	Other	342 A	02/06/2004	03/09/2004	$0	$5,000	$0	02/26/2004	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	1510 A	02/06/2004	03/09/2005	$150	$325	$0	02/26/2004	J - ALJ Decision
3.	02001	Serious	3328 A	02/06/2004	03/10/2004	$250	$3,150	$0	02/26/2004	J - ALJ Decision
4.	03001	Serious	3583 A	02/06/2004	03/10/2004	$900	$3,150	$0	02/26/2004	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201066867

Event: 08/08/2003

Pipe Slips And Amputated Employee's Finger

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on August 8, 2003, Employee #1, a welder, was holding the south end of a 7-ft-long section of steel pipe that was 20 in. in diameter on his end. The pipe was protruding through a 2-ft penetration in the concrete wall of an underground vault. Inside the vault, an employee of the general contractor was holding the north end of the pipe, which was 16 in. in diameter and rested on a roller head pipe jack manufactured by Sumner Manufacturing. The jack was distributed by Reed Pipe Tools and Vises and was a Model JH2R High Jack. The jack was too tall to keep the pipe in a level position, was used alone, with no rollers on the south end of the pipe, and the span of the roller head wheels had not been adjusted to fit the 16-in. diameter pipe it was supporting. The span of the wheels was 4.75 in., not the 6.75 in. recommended by the manufacturer. The two workers were trying to rotate the pipe, so its surface could be ground, in place, protruding through the concrete wall. When they moved the pipe, it fell off the jack and Employee #1's finger got caught between the outer surface of the pipe and the edge of the concrete wall penetration. Employee #1 suffered an amputation and was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, SLIP, WELDING, UNDRGRD INSTALLATION, PIPE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301118253			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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