Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314535527 - Sierra Pacific Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 314535527

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 02/01/2011

Site Address:
Sierra Pacific Industries, Inc.
2593 New Navy Base Rd
Arcata, CA 95521

Mailing Address:
Po Box 496011, Redding, CA 96049

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 321113/Sawmills

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/12/2011

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/07/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361651516

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$23,060	$0	$0	$0	$0	$23,060
Current Penalty	$9,000	$0	$0	$750	$0	$9,750
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	3382 A	04/12/2011	04/15/2011	$750	$5,060	$0	04/27/2011	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	3383 B	04/12/2011	04/15/2011	$9,000	$18,000	$0	04/27/2011	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202491494

Event: 01/23/2011

Employee Is Struck by Hot Embers, Receives Burns

At approximately 4:00 p.m. on January 23, 2011, a kiln supervisor, was cleaning rock off the grates in Boiler Number 2. When he opened the door, the wood fuel flared up and blew hot embers out of the opening onto him and the floor. He sustained facial and arm burns from the hot embers. After cleaning up the embers on the floor and disposing of them in the ash bin, he went to the washroom and spoke to the security guard. He then drove home. His wife saw the burns and convinced him to go to the hospital. She drove him to a medical center, where he was evacuated by helicopter to a burn unit at another hospital. He was treated for second degree burns to his arm and face, and skin grafts were performed on his left arm.

Keywords: BURN, FURNACE, CLEANING, STRUCK BY, ARM, FACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314535527			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Helpers, construction trades

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