Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112156344 - Gnb Technologies

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 112156344

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 02/11/1992

Site Address:
Gnb Technologies
2700 S Indiana St
Los Angeles, CA 90023

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3339

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/26/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/31/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361350929
Accident	361350937

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	Serious	3203 A07	03/26/1992	03/26/1992	$2,000	$2,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170180988

Event: 02/08/1992

Employee's arm fractured, leg burned during explosion

On February 8, 1992, Employee #1, a newly hired utility worker for GNU Inc., was instructed by his supervisor to sprinkle water on a molten slag mound that was smoking. The supervisor then left the area to attend to another assignment. The hose Employee #1 was using did not reach the mound, so he asked a coworker what to do. The coworker instructed Employee #1 to get a bucket and fill it with water, then pour it onto the mound. When Employee #1 did this there was a violent reaction and a loud explosion. Employee #1 slipped and fell, fracturing his arm and sustaining burns on one leg. Employee #1 had received no instructions regarding this assignment, and he had no idea that pouring water on a molten slag mound would create an explosive reaction.

Keywords: BURN, FRACTURE, MOLTEN SLAG, WORK RULES, SLIP, EXPLOSION, FALL, ARM, UNTRAINED, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112156344			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous hand working occupations

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