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Inspection: 125976217 - Castle Manufacturing

Inspection Information - Office: High Hazard Unit - South

 

Inspection Nr: 125976217
Report ID: 0950662
Date Opened: 08/18/1998

Site Address:
Castle Manufacturing
11191 Calabash Ave
Fontana, CA 92337

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3272

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/27/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/19/1998

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 362044075
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 3
Current Violations 3 3
Initial Penalty $0 $0 $0 $600 $0 $600
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $600 $0 $600
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 3661 B 08/27/1998 09/26/1998 $150 $150 $0 -  
2. 01002 Other 4002 A 08/27/1998 09/26/1998 $150 $150 $0 -  
3. 01003 Other 3203 A 08/27/1998 09/26/1998 $300 $300 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170701692
Event: 06/30/1998
Employee burned when engine backfires

Employee #1 was helping the mechanic foreman start the engine of a Chevrolet C-7 truck, CA license 3F39933, that had not been used for a long time. Employee #1 was on the engine, from which the air cleaner had been removed, manually operating the carburetor choke. The foreman was cranking over the motor when a backfire or explosion through the carburetor sprayed ignited fuel vapor on Employee #1. He sustained first- and second-degree burns on face, arms, and legs. The employer was in the business of cutting and casting cement.

Keywords: AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, IGNITION SYSTEM, CARBURETOR, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL BURN, GASOLINE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 125976217 Hospitalized injury Burn(Chemical) Laborers, except construction
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