Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120058862 - Marine Ways

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

Inspection Nr: 120058862

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 07/13/1993

Site Address:
Marine Ways
845 Embarcadero
Morro Bay, CA 93442

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 819, Morro Bay, CA 93442

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/14/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/29/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362155301

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			5		6
Current Violations	1			5		6
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$1,125	$0	$4,125
Current Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$925	$0	$1,675
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
1.	01001	Other	461 C	07/29/1993	08/13/1993	$175	$300	$0	08/19/1993	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	8350 A	07/29/1993	08/13/1993	$300	$300	$0	08/19/1993	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Other	8350 A	07/29/1993	08/13/1993	$150	$225	$0	08/19/1993	J - ALJ Decision
4.	01004	Other	4650 E	07/29/1993	08/13/1993	$150	$150	$0		-
5.	01005	Other	3241 A	07/29/1993	08/13/1993	$150	$150	$0		-
6.	02001	Serious	5166 B01	07/29/1993	07/14/1993	$750	$3,000	$0	08/19/1993	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170695886

Event: 06/30/1993

Employee suffers burns in fire ignited by torch spark

At about 1:30 p.m. on June 30, 1993, Employee #1 was to cut apart some old metal 55 gallon drums using a plasma cutting system. He did not fill the drum with carbon dioxide, which was available, and he did not check to see if there were flammable gases in the drum, which had been sitting around for many years. He thought the drum had been used for diesel. Employee #1 took off the cap to the bung hole (a hole on the drum top about 3 in. in diameter) and reached over it to begin to cut the top of the drum. As he did so, a spark went into the drum and fire came out through the bung hole. The right side of his body and the underside of his right arm suffered 1st- and 2nd-degree burns.

Keywords: BURN, SHIPYARD, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, DRUM, FIRE, SPARK, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120058862			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Laborers, except construction

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