Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120226352 - City Of Long Beach

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 120226352

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 03/18/2003

Site Address:
City Of Long Beach
7380 E Carson St
Long Beach, CA 90808

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:9199

NAICS: 921190/Other General Government Support

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/12/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/04/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362434177

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$5,375	$0	$23,375
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,750	$0	$5,750
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	342 A	05/21/2003	05/28/2003	$5,000	$5,000	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	14300040 A	05/21/2003	06/18/2003	$0	$375	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
3.	02001	Other	3203 A07	05/21/2003	05/29/2003	$750	$18,000	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201034709

Event: 02/26/2003

Employee injured when box of pyrotechnics explodes

At approximately 6:15 p.m. on February 26, 2003, two Long Beach Police officers along with some new recruits were involved in a training exercise in the yard of the shooting range of the Police Academy. The exercise was to fire under stress conditions created by detonating pyrotechnics. After a few pyrotechnics were detonated, the box containing the remaining pyrotechnics suddenly exploded. Employee #1 was standing nearby and suffered second degree burns on face, right hand and both legs. He was admitted to the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center where he was hospitalized for 5 days.

Keywords: BURN, FIREWORKS, EXPLOSION, FACE, HAND, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120226352			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Police and detectives, public service

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