Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310062583 - Flowstar

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 310062583

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 01/10/2008

Site Address:
Flowstar
49000 Milmont Dr
Fremont, CA 94538

Mailing Address:
6800 Silacci Wy, Gilroy, CA 95020

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/13/2008

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/30/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361609563

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$785	$0	$785
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$785	$0	$785
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	3203 B02	03/24/2008	04/17/2008	$225	$225	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3328 E	03/24/2008	04/17/2008	$560	$560	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201508264

Event: 01/07/2008

Employee injured when pinned by overturned flow hood unit

On January 7, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker were dismantling a flow hood unit. The coworker was manually supporting the unit from one end while Employee #1 unbolted the back panel of the structure. The unit now was resting on two channel frames. Due to its lack of stability, one side of the unit tilted toward Employee #1 and then fell over, pinning him to the ground. He sustained compression of his L1 lumbar vertebra and was admitted to the Regional Medical Center in San Jose at 1:05 p.m.; he was discharged at noon the next day, January 8, 2008. No treatment was provided except for pain killers and observation. Employee #1 and the coworker did not follow the appropriate procedure for dismantling a flow hood unit, and they did not use the material handling equipment provided by the employer.

Keywords: UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, VERTEBRA, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310062583			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial engineering technicians

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