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Inspection: 30112999 - Special Devices, Incorporated
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Inspection Information - Office: Ca Concord (Psm N.) | ||||
| Nr: 30112999 | Report ID: 0950627 | Open Date: 04/24/2000 | ||
| Special Devices, Incorporated | ||||
| 3601 Union Road Hollister, CA 95024 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2892/Explosives | ||||
| NAICS: 325920/Explosives Manufacturing | ||||
| Mailing: 14370 White Sage Road, Moorpark, CA 93021 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 10/20/2000 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 11/01/2002 | |
| Emphasis: | S:Process Safety Management | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 101480226 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 16 | 2 | 7 | 25 | ||
| Current Violations | 14 | 2 | 8 | 24 | ||
| Initial Penalty | $108,000 | $140,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $0 | $252,500 |
| Current Penalty | $96,750 | $90,000 | $0 | $4,375 | $0 | $191,125 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 461 A | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $500 | $500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 5189 G03 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $500 | $500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| Deleted | 3. | 01003 | Other | 3314 A | 10/20/2000 | 11/22/2000 | $0 | $1,125 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement |
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 3314 F | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $1,125 | $1,125 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 01005 | Other | 3314 G | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $250 | $250 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 6. | 01006 | Other | 5194 E01 A | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $500 | $500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 7. | 01007 | Other | 5238 B | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $500 | $500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 8. | 02001 | Serious | 5162 B | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $6,750 | $9,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 9. | 03001 | Other | 5189 D01 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $500 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 10. | 04001 | Other | 5189 D02 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $500 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 11. | 05001 | Serious | 5189 D03 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 12. | 06001 | Serious | 5189 E01 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 13. | 07001 | Serious | 5189 E03 A | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 14. | 08001 | Serious | 5189 E04 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 15. | 09001 | Serious | 5189 F01 A1 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 16. | 10001 | Serious | 5189 F01 A2 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 17. | 11001 | Serious | 5189 F01 A3 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 18. | 12001 | Serious | 5189 G04 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 19. | 13001 | Serious | 5189 J01 A | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 20. | 14001 | Serious | 5189 L01 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 21. | 15001 | Serious | 5328 K | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 22. | 16001 | Serious | 5329 H | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 23. | 17001 | Serious | 5329 K | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 24. | 18001 | Willful | 5189 F01 C2 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $20,000 | $70,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 25. | 19001 | Willful | 5189 F04 | 10/20/2000 | 10/18/2001 | $70,000 | $70,000 | $0 | 11/08/2000 | F - Formal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 201483534 | Event: 04/24/2000 | One Employee Killed, One Injured In Chemical Explosion | ||||
| At approximately 6:30 a.m. on April 24th, 2000, Employee #1 was working in the TEM 5 machine primefill enclosure in the commercial manufacturing center, building #106. Zirconium potassium perchlorate (ZPP), was stored in the vibratory feeder mechanism inside the enclosure. Employee #1 entered the area through the primefill maintenance door and, as he was working inside the enclosure, a charge of static electricity ignited either the ZPP in the vibratory feeder mechanism or the residual ZPP on the walls inside the enclosure. This resulted in an explosion that killed Employee #1. Employee #2, who was not working in the enclosure, sustained minor head injuries. Employee #1 was not wearing conductive footwear at the time of the explosion. | ||||||
| Keywords: head, static electricity, dust, protective clothing, ppe, explosion, chemical reaction, spark, combustible dust, chemical | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 30112999 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Machine operators, not specified | ||
| 2 | 30112999 | Fatality | Other | Machine operators, not specified | ||