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Inspection Information - Office: Ca Long Beach District Office | ||||
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| Nr: 305474629 | Report ID: 0950635 | Open Date: 11/14/2003 | ||
| Honeywell International | ||||
| 2525 W 190th St Torrance, CA 90504 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 3721/Aircraft | ||||
| NAICS: 336411/Aircraft Manufacturing | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 12/30/2003 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 09/03/2006 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 362405474 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $36,000 | $0 | $0 | $335 | $0 | $36,335 |
| Current Penalty | $36,000 | $0 | $0 | $335 | $0 | $36,335 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3203 A07 F | 12/30/2003 | 01/20/2004 | $335 | $335 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 3328 A | 12/30/2003 | 01/12/2004 | $18,000 | $18,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 03001 | Serious | 3328 E | 12/30/2003 | 01/12/2004 | $18,000 | $18,000 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 201035383 | Event: 11/13/2003 | Employee Injured After Pressure Vessel Exploded | ||||
| At approximately 5:15 a.m. on November 13, 2003, Employee #1 submerged the spherical unit, MOT part Number 2341591-1, at Station 4 of Work Cell 5 in a water tank designed to protect against explosion to check for air leaks. He then pressurized the unit with nitrogen to 244 psi. Shortly after that a coworker heard the motor of the tank's lift arm as Employee #1 raised the unit above the water, upon which the clarifier exploded, with part of the debris striking Employee #1 on the left side of the head. He suffered a severe left side head injury from an exploding ozone clarifier, a 20-inch-long football- shaped inconel part placed partway along a pilot's air supply line to remove ozone, during a pressurized test. Employee #1 was taken to UCLA Harbor General Hospital in extremely critical condition on life support. | ||||||
| Keywords: head, nitrogen, explosion, struck by, flying object | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 305474629 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Aircraft engine mechanics | ||