Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125899047 - California Steel Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 125899047

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 04/22/1999

Site Address:
California Steel Industries, Inc.
14000 San Bernardino Ave
Fontana, CA 92335

Mailing Address:
Po Box 5080, Fontana, CA 92335

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/22/1999

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/11/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362476707

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$1,405	$0	$0	$280	$0	$1,685
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$280	$0	$280
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	3308	09/02/1999	09/08/1999	$280	$280	$0	10/04/1999	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	02001	Serious	3273 C	09/08/1999	09/13/1999	$0	$1,405	$0	10/04/1999	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201152220

Event: 04/15/1999

Employee Suffers Third-Degree Burns

At approximately 7:20 a.m. on April 15, 1999, Employee #1, a "leadman" in the hot-strip mill, was walking on top of stored coils in the hot-strip-finishing department. Employee #1 was looking for coils that were improperly marked on the prior shift. Employee #1 did not work in the hot-strip-finishing department, he was not wearing gloves, and the soles of his boots were greasy. In addition, the hot surfaces of the pipes had no thermal insulating materials nor were they otherwise guarded against contact and there was no safe access way to the coils. Employee #1 sustained serious burns to his hands, upper torso, and both legs when he stepped from a cool coil to what he thought was another cool coil. The coil Employee #1 stepped on was actually hot (575 degrees). Employee #1 slipped and fell between the hot coil and a cool coil. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital where he was treated for second-and-third-degree burns. Employee #1 was hospitalized 6 days.

Keywords: BURN, HEAT, STEEL, GLOVE, SLIP, FALL, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125899047			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Laborers, except construction

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