Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125906545 - Fine Line

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 125906545

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 05/02/1997

Site Address:
Fine Line
15181 Woodlawn Ave
Tustin, CA 92680

Mailing Address:
14240 El Mesa Dr, Riverside, CA 92503

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/16/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/31/1998

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,250
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
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	Serious	1528 B	09/16/1997	10/04/1997	$0	$625	$0	11/26/1997	D - Govt Dismissed
2.	02001	Serious	1533 A	09/16/1997	10/04/1997	$300	$625	$0	11/26/1997	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170853071

Event: 03/19/1997

Employee suffers from exposure to carbon monoxide

At 7:15 a.m. on March 19, 1997, a general contractor began jackhammering while a subcontractor started to cut concrete using a 35 hp Meco gasoline-powered generator to power the concrete saw. The generator was in the mechanical lab area and ran for 45 minutes. Employee #1, age 20, and three coworkers were exposed to carbon monoxide from the generator. Employee #1 and one coworker were transported by ambulance to Western Medical Center; the two other coworkers were driven to the hospital by the superintendent. Employee #1's carboxyhemoglobin level (COHB) was 23.8; those of the three coworkers were 27.3, 21.6, and 18.8. All four workers were treated in a hyperbaric chamber and released in satisfactory condition after 4 to 6 hours at the hospital. The employers were cited for serious violations of T8CCR 1528(b), for failing to protect its workers from exposure to harmful substances (carbon monoxide); and of T8CCR 1533(a), for operating equipment driven by an internal combustion engine inside the mechanical lab area without adequate methods of control.

Keywords: VAPOR, VENTILATION, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, EXHAUST FUMES, CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN, CHEMICAL VAPOR, POISONING, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125906545			Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Concrete and terrazzo finishers

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