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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1466987.015 - Rio Tinto Minerals, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Rio Tinto Minerals, Inc.
300 Falcon St.
Wilmington, CA 90744
Mailing Address:
300 Falcon St., Wilmington, CA 90744
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 212399/All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/09/2020
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/12/2020
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1547275 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,120 | $0 | $6,120 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,120 | $0 | $6,120 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 342(A) | 07/09/2020 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | Z - Issued | |||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3203(A) | 07/09/2020 | 08/04/2020 | $560 | $560 | $0 | Z - Issued | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 3395(I) | 07/09/2020 | 08/04/2020 | $560 | $560 | $0 | Z - Issued |
Investigation Summary
At 9:25 a.m. on February 22, 2020, an employee, an instrumentation and electrician I, was resting in the office of the steam plant when he left the office and fell backwards and struck his head on the concrete floor. A steam engineer witnessed the incident, but the employee does not remember anything about what happened. The employee suffered a head trauma and was hospitalized in an induced coma for about 4 weeks.
Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Head, Walking Surface
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1466987.015 | 39 | M | Hospitalized injury | Electrical and electronic technicians |