Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120307749 - Century Tubes

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 120307749

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 06/21/2000

Site Address:
Century Tubes
7910 Dunbrook Rd
San Diego, CA 92126

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3356

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 07/20/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/22/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361642176

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			3		5
Current Violations				4		4
Initial Penalty	$8,050	$0	$0	$445	$0	$8,495
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$555	$0	$555
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	14001 A	12/04/2000	12/27/2000	$225	$225	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	5470	12/04/2000	12/07/2000	$110	$110	$0		-
3.	01003	Other	23400022 A	12/04/2000	01/03/2001	$110	$110	$0		-
4.	02001	Other	6151 D06	12/04/2000	12/07/2000	$110	$4,025	$0	01/25/2001	F - Formal Settlement
5.	03001	Serious	6151 G01	12/04/2000	12/27/2000	$0	$4,025	$0	01/25/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201063070

Event: 03/24/2000

Employee burned from metal fire in hopper

On March 24, 2007, a fire began in a metal dust collection hopper. The dust was generated from a Bader polisher used to polish milled steel pipes. Several employees attempted to extinguish the fire using class A, B, and C extinguishers. No Class D extinguishers were present. Employee #1, a machinist, attempted to disperse the fire using a pipe. He suffered serious burns to his eyes and face. None of the employees or supervisor was trained in proper firefighting procedures.

Keywords: BURN, EYE, FIRE EXTINGUISHER, MACHINIST, FIRE, FACE, UNTRAINED, HOPPER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120307749			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Machinists

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