Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119992360 - Hande Building Maintenance

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 119992360

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 12/13/1993

Site Address:
Hande Building Maintenance
1020 San Marcos Blvd
San Marcos, CA 92069

Mailing Address:
3761 Portland Ct, Carlsbad, CA 92008

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7349

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/17/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/22/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362245441

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
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	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3203 A	01/04/1994	02/03/1994	$150	$150	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	5194 E01	01/04/1994	02/03/1994	$150	$150	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170611461

Event: 12/01/1993

Employer suffers burns in vapor explosion

At approximately 12:10 p.m. on December 1, 1993, an employer was using a large floor buffer and acetone to strip and scrub the shellac of the Mexican floor tile inside a small men's public restroom when a blast occurred and burned both his hands. The employer stated that the door was closed and the vapor was pulled up by the vent fan, which had a disconnected exhaust tube, into the water heater above the restroom. He then saw a orange and yellow flame shoot straight down from the fan, like a burst from a flame thrower, and explode as it hit the floor. The thermostat switch on the electric water heater had sparked the flame. The owner of the Hand Building Maintenance Company was injured. Neither of his 2 employees at the site was injured. The company was contracted by the complex property manager to refinish the lavatory floor, and the employer was doing the job by himself on the first day when the blast occurred. There was no employee accident-related violation; however, the employer was found in violation of 8CCR 3203(a) and 5194(e) (1) and citations were issued as general penalties.

Keywords: BURN, FAN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, CLEANING, FIRE, ACETONE, EXPLOSION, WATER HEATER, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119992360			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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