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Inspection Information - Office: Ca San Diego | ||||
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| Nr: 111988788 | Report ID: 0950632 | Open Date: 06/23/1993 | ||
| Superior Ready Mix Concrete | ||||
| 2683 Oleander Ave Vista, CA 92083 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 3273/Ready-Mixed Concrete | ||||
| Mailing: 1508 Mission Rd, Escondido, CA 92029 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 12/16/1993 | |
| Close Case: | 05/08/1995 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 361318322 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $250 | $0 | $10,250 |
| Current Penalty | $1,250 | $0 | $0 | $1,750 | $0 | $3,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3203 A03 | 12/16/1993 | 01/15/1994 | $250 | $250 | $0 | 01/31/1994 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 3328 C | 12/16/1993 | 01/15/1994 | $500 | $2,500 | $0 | 01/31/1994 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 3. | 03001 | Other | 3328 G | 12/16/1993 | 01/15/1993 | $500 | $2,500 | $0 | 01/31/1994 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| Deleted | 4. | 04001 | Serious | 3310 D | 12/16/1993 | 01/15/1994 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $0 | 01/31/1994 | J - ALJ Decision |
| 5. | 05001 | Serious | 3328 E | 12/16/1993 | 01/15/1994 | $1,250 | $1,250 | $0 | 01/31/1994 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 6. | 06001 | Other | 3203 A06 | 12/16/1993 | 01/15/1994 | $500 | $1,250 | $0 | 01/31/1994 | J - ALJ Decision | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 170359608 | Event: 04/05/1993 | Employee Suffers Acute Exposure To Portland Cement Dust | ||||
| The accident site was the Vista (concrete) batch plant. At about 8:00 a.m. on April 5, 1993, a cement-storage silo with a defective pressure relief device was being filled with cement powder by compressed air transport from a powder truck. The indicator alarm system that warns of overfilling the silo was inoperative. Furthermore, a rope system that indicates the level of cement in the silo was either jammed or was misinterpreted by the powder truck driver who proceeded to fill the silo. Consequently, the silo was overfilled with pressurized cement powder that blew away an unsecured hatch cover of the silo and created a large dense cloud of cement dust. This dust cloud engulfed a mixer truck driver, Employee #1, who was located near the base of the silo in her truck. Employee #1 suffered a delayed, disabling, and chronic respiratory illness from the acute and severe exposure to Portland cement dust. | ||||||
| Keywords: respiratory, cement powder, hatch, work rules, alarm, overloaded, inhalation, air contamination, dust inhalation, pressure release | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 111988788 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators | ||
| 2 | 111988788 | Occupation Not Listed | ||||