Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125824664 - Chico Scrap Metal Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125824664

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 06/30/2004

Site Address:
Chico Scrap Metal Inc
878 E 20th St
Chico, CA 95928

Mailing Address:
766 Oro Chico Hwy, Durham, CA 95938

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/30/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/19/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362348641

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	3203 A	07/27/2004	08/29/2004	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170868152

Event: 06/16/2004

Acetylene Cylinder Explosion Injures Employee

Employee #1 is the part-owner and general manager of the metal recycling plant and helps out in the yard when necessary. At the time of the accident Employee #1 was sorting and shearing scrap metal with the large backhoe equipped with large jaws to shear and crush metal. Employee #1 unknowingly picked up a compressed gas cylinder containing acetylene, believing it was an oxygen cylinder because of the color coding. When the shearing jaws crushed the cylinder it exploded and created a large and intense fireball that burned the left arm and face of Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained first-degree and second-degree burns and was hospitalized overnight.

Keywords: CYLINDER, ACETYLENE, COMPRESSED GAS, SCRAP YARD, EXPLOSION, SCRAP METAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125824664			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Excavating and loading machine operators

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