Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307029538 - Southern California Edison

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 307029538

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 12/23/2004

Site Address:
Southern California Edison
5000 Pacific Coast Hwy
San Clemente, CA 92672

Mailing Address:
14660 Chesnut Ave, Westminister, CA 92683

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 221113/Nuclear Electric Power Generation

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/30/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/10/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362063448

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$22,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,500
Current Penalty	$22,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,500
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	Serious	4002 A	04/05/2005	04/25/2005	$22,500	$22,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201068467

Event: 10/09/2004

Employee's Forearm Is Fractured by Rotating Fan Blade

A machinist for an electric utility was working during a power outage at an electric power generating station. He and his supervisor were in a shop balancing a fan blade. The 965-millimeter, 120-kilogram metal fan blade was a part of an isolated-phase cooling system. The employees were balancing the fan blade on an IRD Balancing Machine (Model No. B50-5V). With the blade rotating at 150 revolutions per minute, the machinist walked around the rotating fan blade to turn off the balancing machine so that the workers could adjust the axial restraint. As the machinist walked by the rotating blade, the blade struck his left forearm, fracturing it. The machinist was hospitalized for his injuries. The fan blade had been rotating without any guarding or shroud.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROTATING PARTS, FAN BLADE, GUARD, MACHINIST, FOREARM, STRUCK BY, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307029538			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinists

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