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Inspection Information - Office: Ca American Canyon District Office | ||||
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| Nr: 125501437 | Report ID: 0950615 | Open Date: 04/29/1996 | ||
| Retech | ||||
| 100 Henry Station Road Ukiah, CA 95428 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 3567/Industrial Process Furnaces and Ovens | ||||
| Mailing: P O Box 997, Ukiah, CA 95428 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 04/29/1996 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 01/18/2000 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 362135394 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 7 | 4 | 11 | |||
| Current Violations | 7 | 4 | 11 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $31,125 | $0 | $0 | $1,350 | $0 | $32,475 |
| Current Penalty | $19,500 | $0 | $0 | $500 | $0 | $20,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 25400002 D | 08/08/1996 | 08/08/1996 | $150 | $450 | $0 | 08/30/1996 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3400 C | 08/08/1996 | 08/08/1996 | $0 | $225 | $0 | 08/30/1996 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 5155 E01 | 08/08/1996 | 08/08/1996 | $200 | $450 | $0 | 08/30/1996 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 6151 D06 | 08/08/1996 | 08/08/1996 | $150 | $225 | $0 | 08/30/1996 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 02001 | Serious | 25400002 A | 08/08/1996 | 08/08/1996 | $1,125 | $1,125 | $0 | 08/30/1996 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 6. | 03001 | Serious | 3203 A07 D | 08/08/1996 | 08/08/1996 | $1,125 | $5,000 | $0 | 08/30/1996 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 7. | 04001 | Serious | 3380 E | 08/08/1996 | 08/08/1996 | $1,125 | $5,000 | $0 | 08/30/1996 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 8. | 05001 | Serious | 5174 A | 08/08/1996 | 08/08/1996 | $1,125 | $5,000 | $0 | 08/30/1996 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 9. | 06001 | Serious | 5174 C | 08/08/1996 | 08/08/1996 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 08/30/1996 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 10. | 07001 | Serious | 5174 H | 08/08/1996 | 08/08/1996 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 08/30/1996 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 11. | 08001 | Serious | 5175 B | 08/08/1996 | 08/28/1996 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 08/30/1996 | F - Formal Settlement | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 170888150 | Event: 04/27/1996 | Employee Killed In Flash Fire When Dry Metal Powder Ignites | ||||
| Employee #1 was blending dry metal powder in an open blender in the powder testing/training area of the plant. He was using an equipment prototype when the dry metal powder suspended in the air resulted in a flash fire. Employee #1 sustained serious burns and was killed. He was engaged in his regularly assigned work at the time of the accident. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, work rules, fire, test equipment, air contamination, chemical burn, combustible dust, powder, testing lab | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 125501437 | Fatality | Burn(Chemical) | Industrial engineering technicians | ||