Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112017207 - Golden State Metals

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 112017207

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 01/10/1997

Site Address:
Golden State Metals
2000 E. Brundage Lane
Bakersfield, CA 93307

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/30/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/23/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361353238

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$275	$0	$4,275
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$550	$0	$550
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	342 A	02/04/1997	02/07/1997	$275	$275	$0	03/10/1997	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Other	3328 G	02/04/1997	02/07/1997	$275	$4,000	$0	03/10/1997	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170623649

Event: 08/07/1996

Employee injured when struck in face by disk grinder

On August 7, 1996, Employee #1 was preparing to weld a partially broken skid to the bottom of a 144 cubic ft bin used to store aluminum cans. He was using a 3.5 HP Skil professional disk grinder, model 9645, to grind a weld on the storage bin. The grinder was missing a side handle, so Employee #1 supported it by holding the rear handle with one hand and the bottom of it with the other hand. He lost control of the grinder when it became hung up and suddenly kicked back, striking him in the face. Employee #1 suffered a lacerated chin and the loss of four teeth. This accident resulted from the grinder missing a side handle, which would have enabled the operator to control it.

Keywords: GRINDER, KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, WELDING, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FACE, LOST CONTROL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112017207			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Welders and cutters

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