Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119811396 - Mid-State Steel Erectors Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 119811396

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 11/03/1993

Site Address:
Mid-State Steel Erectors Inc
2nd & A Street
Davis, CA 95616

Mailing Address:
1916 Cherokee Road, Stockton, CA 95205

Union Status: Union

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 04/27/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/04/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361497407

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170622039

Event: 09/09/1993

Employee ill after inhalation of metal fumes

On September 9, 1993, Employee #1, of Mid-State Steel, was welding galvanized decking sheets. According to management officials of Mid-State Steel, Pacific Metals, another sub-contractor of the UC Davis job site, was responsible for the welding of galvanized decking. Employee #1 experienced symptoms associated with metal fume fever and went to St. Joseph's Hospital in Stockton, CA, where he was treated and released. A diagnosis of dehydration and kidney failure was pronounced. Based on existing toxicological data, no connection of kidney failure and exposure to zinc metal fumes could be found. A verbal request for assistance in research was made to CAL/OSHA Medical Unit on March 9, 1994.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, AIR CONTAMINATION, KIDNEY, TOXIC FUMES, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119811396			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Structural metal workers

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