Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119915270 - San Luis Obispo, City Of

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 119915270

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 11/05/1997

Site Address:
San Luis Obispo, City Of
25 Prado Rd
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Mailing Address:
990 Palm St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/26/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/22/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361330970

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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 A07	01/28/1998	01/30/1998	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201091188

Event: 10/24/1997

EMPLOYEE'S FACE AND HANDS BURNED IN DIESEL FUEL FIRE

At approximately 11:15 a.m. on October 24, 1997, Employee #1 was using diesel fuel to spray on the hot bed of a patcher. A fire resulted and the employee was hospitalized with burns to the face and hands. Employee #1 was in the hospital for less than 24 hours. The manufacturer of the patcher has a requirement not to use diesel fuel on the inside of the patcher. However, diesel fuel was being used all the time for coating the bed of the patcher. The employer did not train Employee #1 on the use of diesel fuel when using the patcher. The employer was the City of San Luis Obispo, located at 25 Prado Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, FACE, UNTRAINED, HAND, ASPHALT, ROAD PAVING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119915270			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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