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Inspection Information - Office: Ca Concord | ||||
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| Nr: 301119640 | Report ID: 0950622 | Open Date: 06/14/1999 | ||
| Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Co. | ||||
| 2751 San Juan Road Hollister, CA 95023 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2892/Explosives | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 12/06/1999 | |
| Close Case: | 12/09/2003 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 101480192 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 13 | 1 | 14 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $38,250 | $0 | $0 | $450 | $0 | $38,700 |
| Current Penalty | $3,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,750 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| Deleted | 1. | 01001 | Other | 342 A | 12/06/1999 | 12/09/1999 | $0 | $450 | $0 | 12/21/1999 | F - Formal Settlement |
| Deleted | 2. | 02001 | Serious | 5189 D01 | 12/06/1999 | 01/08/2000 | $0 | $2,250 | $0 | 12/21/1999 | F - Formal Settlement |
| 3. | 03001 | Serious | 5189 D03 B | 12/06/1999 | 03/15/2001 | $1,875 | $2,250 | $0 | 12/21/1999 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| Deleted | 4. | 04001 | Serious | 5189 E01 | 12/06/1999 | 01/08/2000 | $0 | $2,250 | $0 | 12/21/1999 | F - Formal Settlement |
| Deleted | 5. | 05001 | Serious | 5189 F01 B | 12/06/1999 | 01/08/2000 | $0 | $2,250 | $0 | 12/21/1999 | F - Formal Settlement |
| Deleted | 6. | 06001 | Serious | 5189 F01 C | 12/06/1999 | 01/08/2000 | $0 | $4,500 | $0 | 12/21/1999 | F - Formal Settlement |
| Deleted | 7. | 07001 | Serious | 5189 F04 | 12/06/1999 | 01/08/2000 | $0 | $4,500 | $0 | 12/21/1999 | F - Formal Settlement |
| Deleted | 8. | 08001 | Serious | 5189 G04 | 12/06/1999 | 01/08/2000 | $0 | $2,250 | $0 | 12/21/1999 | F - Formal Settlement |
| Deleted | 9. | 09001 | Serious | 5189 J01 | 12/06/1999 | 12/09/1999 | $0 | $2,250 | $0 | 12/21/1999 | F - Formal Settlement |
| 10. | 10001 | Serious | 5328 H | 12/06/1999 | 03/15/2001 | $1,875 | $4,500 | $0 | 12/21/1999 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| Deleted | 11. | 11001 | Serious | 5328 K | 12/06/1999 | 01/08/2000 | $0 | $2,250 | $0 | 12/21/1999 | F - Formal Settlement |
| Deleted | 12. | 12001 | Serious | 3384 A | 12/06/1999 | 01/08/2000 | $0 | $4,500 | $0 | 12/21/1999 | F - Formal Settlement |
| Deleted | 13. | 13001 | Serious | 3382 A | 12/06/1999 | 01/08/2000 | $0 | $2,250 | $0 | 12/21/1999 | F - Formal Settlement |
| Deleted | 14. | 14001 | Serious | 3381 A | 12/06/1999 | 01/08/2000 | $0 | $2,250 | $0 | 12/21/1999 | F - Formal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 201482361 | Event: 06/07/1999 | Employee Injured In Explosion Of Powder During Assembly | ||||
| Employee #1 was performing assembly procedure 92566-01. The procedure consists of pressing an explosive powder into a metal output body. Two pressing tools, the funnel and the stop ram, became stuck together during the procedure. Employee #1 asked the manufacturing engineer how to separate the stuck tools. The manufacturing engineer instructed Employee #1 to tap on the jammed pressing tools with another object. Employee #1 followed the instructions of the manufacturing engineer. When Employee #1 tapped on the tools, the explosive powder contained within the pressing tools detonated. The explosion blew the tools out of Employee #1's hand. Employee #1 suffered abrasion injuries to his left hand and was hospitalized. The flying pressing tools did not strike anyone else. | ||||||
| Keywords: jammed, explosion, abrasion, powder, hand | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 301119640 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Assemblers | ||