Inspection Detail
Inspection: 30112999 - Special Devices, Incorporated
Inspection Information - Office: Ca-E-Concord (R2-D2)
Site Address:
Special Devices, Incorporated
3601 Union Road
Hollister, CA 95024
Mailing Address:
14370 White Sage Road, Moorpark, CA 93021
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2892
NAICS: 325920/Explosives Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/20/2000
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis: S:Process Safety Management
Case Closed: 11/01/2002
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 101480226 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 16 | 2 | 7 | 25 | ||
Current Violations | 14 | 2 | 8 | 24 | ||
Initial Penalty | $108,000 | $140,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $0 | $252,500 |
Current Penalty | $96,750 | $90,000 | $0 | $4,375 | $0 | $191,125 |
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 | 461 A | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $500 | $500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
2. | 01002 | Other | 5189 G03 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $500 | $500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
3. | 01003 | Other | 3314 A | 10/20/2000 | 11/22/2000 | $0 | $1,125 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
4. | 01004 | Other | 3314 F | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $1,125 | $1,125 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
5. | 01005 | Other | 3314 G | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $250 | $250 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
6. | 01006 | Other | 5194 E01 A | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $500 | $500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
7. | 01007 | Other | 5238 B | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $500 | $500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
8. | 02001 | Serious | 5162 B | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $6,750 | $9,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
9. | 03001 | Other | 5189 D01 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $500 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
10. | 04001 | Other | 5189 D02 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $500 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
11. | 05001 | Serious | 5189 D03 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
12. | 06001 | Serious | 5189 E01 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
13. | 07001 | Serious | 5189 E03 A | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
14. | 08001 | Serious | 5189 E04 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
15. | 09001 | Serious | 5189 F01 A1 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
16. | 10001 | Serious | 5189 F01 A2 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
17. | 11001 | Serious | 5189 F01 A3 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
18. | 12001 | Serious | 5189 G04 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
19. | 13001 | Serious | 5189 J01 A | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
20. | 14001 | Serious | 5189 L01 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
21. | 15001 | Serious | 5328 K | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
22. | 16001 | Serious | 5329 H | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
23. | 17001 | Serious | 5329 K | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
24. | 18001 | Willful | 5189 F01 C2 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $20,000 | $70,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
25. | 19001 | Willful | 5189 F04 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $70,000 | $70,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 6:30 a.m. on April 24th, 2000, Employee #1 was working in the TEM 5 machine primefill enclosure in the commercial manufacturing center, building #106. Zirconium potassium perchlorate (ZPP), was stored in the vibratory feeder mechanism inside the enclosure. Employee #1 entered the area through the primefill maintenance door and, as he was working inside the enclosure, a charge of static electricity ignited either the ZPP in the vibratory feeder mechanism or the residual ZPP on the walls inside the enclosure. This resulted in an explosion that killed Employee #1. Employee #2, who was not working in the enclosure, sustained minor head injuries. Employee #1 was not wearing conductive footwear at the time of the explosion.
Keywords: HEAD, STATIC ELECTRICITY, DUST, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, PPE, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL REACTION, SPARK, COMBUSTIBLE DUST, CHEMICAL
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 30112999 | Fatality | Other | Machine operators, not specified | ||
2 | 30112999 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Machine operators, not specified |