Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112029830 - Masonite Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 112029830

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 09/08/1992

Site Address:
Masonite Corporation
300 Ford Road
Ukiah, CA 95482

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2493

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/18/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/18/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361045495

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	09/18/1992	09/18/1992	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170718076

Event: 09/05/1992

Employee severely burned in boiler explosion

At approximately 1:15 p.m. on September 5, 1992 Employee #1, an electrician, was at the Masonite Corporation in Ukiah, CA, when a fire occurred in the company's boiler house. Employee #1 helped to start the fire-fighting equipment, then started to secure the electric system. He had turned off panel MCC 7A-7D and was walking past the fan motor control panel toward the boiler room's south door when the control panel exploded. Employee #1 sustained a broken left leg and arm and 1st- and 2nd-degree burns and was transported to Ukiah Medical Center. The employer was cited for not reporting the accident to OSHA.

Keywords: BURN, FRACTURE, BOILER, ELECTRICIAN, FIRE, EXPLOSION, ARM, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112029830			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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