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Inspection Information - Office: Ca American Canyon District Office | ||||
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| Nr: 125593913 | Report ID: 0950615 | Open Date: 03/07/2000 | ||
| Universal Environmental, Inc. | ||||
| Ccpa #1 & Geysers Kelseyville, CA 95451 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 8999/Services, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Mailing: P.O. Box 996, Benicia, CA 94510 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 03/29/2000 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 04/24/2006 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 361593213 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $48,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $48,600 |
| Current Penalty | $2,700 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,700 |
| 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 | Serious | 5174 A | 06/12/2000 | 06/15/2000 | $2,250 | $16,200 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 5174 C | 06/12/2000 | 06/15/2000 | $225 | $16,200 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 03001 | Serious | 5174 D | 06/12/2000 | 06/15/2000 | $225 | $16,200 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 170841316 | Event: 03/07/2000 | Employee'S Face Lacerated In Power Plant Explosion | ||||
| Employee #1, working at a steam-powered electricity generating plant, was using a vacuum system to extract metal discs from a Stretford chemical reaction chamber, a device used to clean steam and reduce sulfur dioxide emissions. Employee #1 and two coworkers were on a 50 ft high catwalk when an explosion occurred in the reactor chamber. The explosion expelled metal discs from the chamber at high velocity; Employee #1 sustained deep lacerations when he was struck in the face. The explosion was likely caused by the ignition of dust and fine metal particles in the overpressurized reaction chamber by a static electric spark. The flame continued down the vacuum line to a collection chamber, and from there into the vacuum truck. The system was not grounded. A second possibility may have been an endothermic reaction occurred involving oxygen, the moisture from the rain, sulfur residues, and rust particles. | ||||||
| Keywords: static electricity, work rules, explosion, laceration, chemical reaction, high pressure, struck by, combustible dust, flying object, face | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 125593913 | Non Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Not specified mechanics and repairers | ||