Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312665425 - Tl Pavlich Construction Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 312665425

Report ID: 0950636

Date Opened: 12/14/2010

Site Address:
Tl Pavlich Construction Inc
On Street In Front Of 416 Lincoln Ave
Montebello, CA 90640

Mailing Address:
7256 Weaver Street, Highland, CA 92346

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 04/14/2011

Planning Guide: Health-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/06/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101809507

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4	3		3		10
Current Violations	4	3		3		10
Initial Penalty	$18,900	$210,000	$0	$955	$0	$229,855
Current Penalty	$8,162	$140,000	$0	$440	$0	$148,602
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
1.	01001	Other	5155 E01	04/14/2011	05/14/2011	$135	$175	$0	05/12/2011	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	5158 C01	04/14/2011	05/14/2011	$305	$390	$0	05/12/2011	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Other	5158 C02	04/14/2011	05/14/2011	$0	$390	$0	05/12/2011	J - ALJ Decision
4.	02001	Serious	1509 A	04/14/2011	12/17/2012	$3,710	$4,725	$0	05/12/2011	J - ALJ Decision
5.	03001	Serious	1541 G01 A	04/14/2011	04/21/2011	$371	$4,725	$0	05/12/2011	J - ALJ Decision
6.	04001	Serious	1541 G02 A	04/14/2011	04/21/2011	$3,710	$4,725	$0	05/12/2011	J - ALJ Decision
7.	05001	Serious	5158 E01 C	04/14/2011	04/21/2011	$371	$4,725	$0	05/12/2011	J - ALJ Decision
8.	06001	Willful	5158 D02	04/14/2011	04/21/2011	$70,000	$70,000	$0	05/12/2011	J - ALJ Decision
9.	07001	Willful	5158 D03	04/14/2011	04/21/2011	$70,000	$70,000	$0	05/12/2011	J - ALJ Decision
10.	08001	Willful	5158 D08	04/14/2011	04/21/2011	$0	$70,000	$0	05/12/2011	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202477055

Event: 12/14/2010

Employee Is Injuried When Burned in Underground Fire

At 8:00 a.m. on December 14, 2010, Employee #1, a welder, set up welding equipment on a construction worksite located on a public residential road in Montebello, California. Employee #1 set up the welding equipment inside a 30 in. concrete line steel pipe located 12 ft below grade. An overnight accumulation of methane was probably present in the soils of Montebello due to abandoned oil and gas wells in the area. Preentry purging of the air and air monitoring within the confined space was not conducted. The shield metal arc welding equipment sparked. The spark ignited flammable gases and caused a flash fire in the pipe. Employee #1 received second and third degree burns from the fire. Employee #1 was hospitalized for more than 24 hours and treated for his burns. That same day, Cal/OSHA received a report of the accident.

Keywords: BURN, CONFINED SPACE, AIR MONITORING, FIRE, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, NATURAL GAS, UNDRGRD INSTALLATION, CONCRETE PIPE, PURGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312665425			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Welders and cutters

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