Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307342105 - U S Pipe & Foundry Company, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 307342105

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 04/06/2006

Site Address:
U S Pipe & Foundry Company, Inc
1295 Whipple Rd
Union City, CA 94587

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3317

NAICS: 331210/Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/06/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/29/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361634298

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201506805

Event: 03/30/2006

Employee Is Struck by Form and Sustains Fractures

Employee #1, a cupola prep worker was seriously injured when he removed a form (a completely enclosed, hollow, 3-in. by 5-in. by 2-ft metal box with a metal handle on one end) from the tap hole of the cupola and set it on the cupola trough. The form was fabricated by a company millwright who stated he dipped the form into a bucket of water to cool the metal so he could continue welding it completely shut. Employee #1 placed the form into the cupola tap hole where it reached a temperature of approximately 750 degrees Fahrenheit. Within one or two seconds after Employee #1 removed the form and set it across the cupola trough, it exploded. Employee #1 was struck on the left forearm and hand by flying pieces of the form which caused his fracture injuries. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, ARM, FLYING OBJECT, FOUNDRY, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307342105			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Production helpers

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