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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 311673032 - Omya California Inc
Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino Mining &Tunneling District Office
Site Address:
Omya California Inc
7225 Crystal Creek Road
Lucerne Valley, CA 92356
Mailing Address:
7299 Crystal Creek Road, Lucerne Valley, CA 92356
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1499
NAICS: 212319/Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/29/2011
Emphasis: L:Tunnel
Case Closed: 11/29/2011
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102330156 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $300 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $300 |
| Current Penalty | $300 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $300 |
| 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 | Serious | 4848 A | 07/29/2011 | 08/12/2011 | $300 | $300 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
On February 2, 2011, Employee #1, a 67-year-old male welder/repairman with Omya California Inc., who had worked for the company for over thirteen-years, was welding overhead. A piece of molten slag from the weld arc went down in-between the four layers of clothing he was wearing and ignited the inner clothing layers. Employee #1's clothing continued to burn unnoticed by him and possibly accelerated by laundering of the clothes using fabric softener. Employee #1 suffered burns over approximately eighteen percent of total body surface area and was off work for at least four months. It was not positively determined if Employee #1 was wearing a flame retardant heavy cotton outer wear (welding jacket). A near-by coworker heard Employee #1 shouting for help and used a fire extinguisher to put out his burning clothes.
Keywords: BURN, PPE, WELDER, TORSO, SPARK
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 311673032 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Welders and cutters |