Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307028050 - San Diego Marriott At La Jolla

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 307028050

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 05/21/2004

Site Address:
San Diego Marriott At La Jolla
4240 La Jolla Village Dr
La Jolla, CA 92037

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7011

NAICS: 721110/Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/25/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/10/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362419582

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			3		5
Current Violations	1			4		5
Initial Penalty	$10,120	$0	$0	$1,215	$0	$11,335
Current Penalty	$2,700	$0	$0	$900	$0	$3,600
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	461 A	08/30/2004	09/17/2004	$300	$375	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3320	08/30/2004	09/17/2004	$0	$560	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	23400023	08/30/2004	09/17/2004	$150	$280	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02001	Serious	5162 C	08/30/2004	09/13/2004	$2,700	$5,060	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	03001	Other	4070 A	08/30/2004	09/13/2004	$450	$5,060	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201067592

Event: 04/13/2004

Employeei Burned by Solder from Pipe While Working on Motor

On April 13, 2004, an employee, a Senior Engineer, was replacing an electric heater motor for the heater in Room 1037. The employee was working alone, so there were no witnesses, when the motor was being removed. A 0.75-in. copper pipe line was the supply line to the heater, and it carried 180-degree Fahrenheit water at 80 psi. The line broke and sprayed hot water onto the employee's abdomen and groin areas, before the employee could completely unbolt the motor. The pipe came loose from a ball valve. Upon inspection of the ball valve and the pipe leading to the ball valve, it was apparent that the fitting came loose from a bad solder job. The solder job was done upon originally construction of the hotel, in 1985. The copper pipe was only seated into ball valve 0.0625-in. rather than a full seat of 0.75 in. Thus, any little movement or vibration to this poor solder job could have broken the solder joint. When the employee was working on the electric motor, he had turned the supply and return ball valves off. The copper pipe broke off of before supply ball valve, at the joint connection. The investigation showed that the solder joint at the ball valve failed due to a bad solder job, done approximately 20 years prior to this accident. Inspecting the valves prior to work on the electric motor would not been able to visually see any deficiencies in the solder job. The employee was hospitalized and treated for burns.

Keywords: BURN, ABDOMEN, VALVE, PIPE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307028050			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Machinery maintenance occupations

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