Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301331468 - Southern Cal Gas Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 301331468

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 02/04/2004

Site Address:
Southern Cal Gas Co.
8101 Rosemead Ave.
01331559era, CA 90660

Mailing Address:
555 W.5th St., Los Angeles, CA 90013

Union Status: Union

SIC:4925

NAICS: 221210/Natural Gas Distribution

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/16/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/28/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362593998

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,375	$0	$5,375
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$5,000
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	3380 B	07/14/2004	07/30/2004	$0	$375	$0	11/24/2004	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	342 A	07/14/2004	07/30/2004	$5,000	$5,000	$0	11/24/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201798253

Event: 01/20/2004

Employee Is Burned While Welding

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on January 20, 2004, Employee #1, a lead construction technician for Southern California Gas Company, was taking a refresher test in the training shop and was welding with a gas torch when hot spatter from the metal he was welding fell into his glove. He suffered third degree burns on his left wrist. He was hospitalized 6 days later, on January 26, 2004, when his arm developed an infection and stayed 2 nights in the Sherman Oaks Burn Center in Sherman Oaks, CA.

Keywords: BURN, ACETYLENE TORCH, WELDING, TORCH, MOLTEN METAL, FLYING OBJECT, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301331468			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Welders and cutters

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