Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120124714 - California Steel Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 120124714

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 09/03/1999

Site Address:
California Steel Industries, Inc.
14000 San Bernardino Ave
Fontana, CA 92335

Mailing Address:
Po Box 5080, Fontana, CA 92335

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/03/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/22/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362446825

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$375	$0	$375
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	3241 C	02/24/2000	02/29/2000	$0	$375	$0	03/07/2000	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201152873

Event: 08/26/1999

Employee sustained abrasions when struck by steel cable

On August 26, 1999, Employee #1, a switchman, was struck during a switching operation by a steel cable that was hanging over the side of a scrap rail car. Employee #1 was dragged 15 ft and sustained abrasions and contusions to the neck muscles and larynx, and had symptoms of asphyxia. He was transported to the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center for observation. The materials in the scrap rail cars had not been stacked and secured in a manner that would prevent them from either rolling off, or extending out, or falling down from the rail cars.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WIRE ROPE, DRAGGED, ABRASION, NECK, STRUCK BY, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120124714			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Railroad brake, signal and switch operators

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