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Inspection: 112100748 - H T I Tank Wash

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 112100748
Report ID: 0950614
Date Opened: 03/20/1992

Site Address:
H T I Tank Wash
9957 Medford Ave.
Oakland, CA 94603

Mailing Address:
18390 O'Brien Inlet Rd., Lakehead, CA 96051

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7542

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 03/27/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/10/1992

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 361404767
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 5 7
Current Violations 2 5 7
Initial Penalty $400 $0 $0 $0 $0 $400
Current Penalty $400 $0 $0 $0 $0 $400
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 3203 A 03/27/1992 04/25/1992 $0 $0 $0 -  
2. 01002 Other 5144 B 03/27/1992 04/25/1992 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 01003 Other 5144 F01 03/27/1992 04/25/1992 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 01004 Other 5158 C 03/27/1992 04/25/1992 $0 $0 $0 -  
5. 01005 Other 5194 E01 03/27/1992 04/25/1992 $0 $0 $0 -  
6. 02001 Serious 5157 A01 03/27/1992 04/15/1992 $200 $200 $0 A - Amendment  
7. 03001 Serious 5157 B 03/27/1992 04/15/1992 $200 $200 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170171326
Event: 03/20/1992
Employee injured in fall from ladder inside tanker truck

Employee #1 had entered a 40 to 60 ft long tanker truck to use a power spray on epoxy glue that remained stuck to the sides of the tanker despite caustic sodium hydroxide and high pressure water rinses. The tank had been ventilated with air from tank wash hoses. Employee #1 was discovered unconscious in the tanker by a standby coworker who was returning from a 5 to 10 minute absence. The coworker entered the tank, but since he could not move Employee #1 up the ladder, he called the fire department. Employee #1 was found with a broken respirator, its hose wrapped around his leg. Employee #1 does not remember falling or any feeling of being overcome. He was released from the hospital in an hour. Employee #1 probably was not overcome by chemical exposure, because he showed no signs of chemical exposure or oxygen deficiency, nor did the coworker. Employee #1 most likely fell from a ladder due to a false step. No safety violations were cited.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CONFINED SPACE, CLEANING, LADDER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, CONCUSSION, RESPIRATOR

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 112100748 Non Hospitalized injury Concussion Occupation not reported
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