Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305480345 - Prime Wheel

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 305480345

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 01/12/2006

Site Address:
Prime Wheel
17704 Broadway Street
Carson, CA 90746

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3399

NAICS: 332813/ Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/12/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/31/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362439291

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,700	$0	$5,700
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,700	$0	$5,700
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	342 A	04/13/2006	05/08/2006	$5,000	$5,000	$0	04/27/2006	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3221 B	04/13/2006	05/08/2006	$700	$700	$0	04/27/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201037918

Event: 10/14/2005

Employee Is Burned by Baghouse Fire

At about noon on October 14, 2005, Employee #1, a maintenance supervisor, arrived back from lunch, when the filter sacs were burning inside the baghouse, since the employer's baghouse was on fire. Equipment involved in accident was Donaldson Day Baghouse Model PJD, Serial Number IG390491. Employee #1 noticed several employees gathered around the baghouse. One of them was holding a water hose. Employee #1 grabbed the water hose from the other employee and instructed the rest of the employees to step back as he continued hosing down the baghouse to cool it. Employee #1 was slowly stepping back, away from the baghouse, when suddenly, he heard a loud noise. Then, heated materials came out of the hopper in a black cloud of dust, and they ignited. The flash fire that ensued burned Employee #1. He was hospitalized for several days.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, HOSE, SMOKE, FACE, HOPPER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305480345			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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