Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300787462 - Baker Electric Inc

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 300787462

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 11/08/2001

Site Address:
Baker Electric Inc
2180 Meyers Ave
Escondido, CA 92029

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/18/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/18/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362073512

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				6		6
Current Violations				6		6
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,300	$0	$1,300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,115	$0	$1,115
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	342 A	02/05/2002	02/08/2002	$375	$375	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	02/05/2002	02/08/2002	$185	$185	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	3653 A	02/05/2002	01/30/2002	$0	$185	$0	A - Amendment
4.	01004	Other	3660 A	02/05/2002	01/30/2002	$185	$185	$0	-
5.	01005	Other	3664 A	02/05/2002	01/30/2002	$185	$185	$0	-
6.	01006	Other	3664 A01	02/05/2002	01/03/2002	$185	$185	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 300787462

Event: 07/07/2001

Employee's Hands Are Burned When Welding Powder Ignites

Employee #1 was working as a laborer for an electrical contractor. He was taking a lunch break at his work location, a warehouse. He was sitting on the curb, just outside the warehouse loading doors, smoking a cigarette. When he began to put out the cigarette on the ground, he noted that there was a powdery substance on the ground. When he placed the lit cigarette into this powdery substance, it caught fire, flared up, and burned both his hands. Employee #1 was transported to the University of California, San Diego, Burn Center, where he was hospitalized for 5 days with second and third degree burns to both hands. This substance was later identified as CADWELD, a magnesium oxide power used to make welded electrical connections. It is highly flammable. Employee #1 was aware of CADWELD, but he did not know that it was the substance on the ground. Neither Employee #1 nor his employer knew why this powder, which is normally kept in controlled containers, was at this location. The causal factor for this accident is that Employee #1 placed a lit cigarette in a highly flammable substance.

Keywords: BURN, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, SMOKING, POWDER, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300787462			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Laborers, except construction

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