Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307452946 - Imperial Western Products

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 307452946

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 05/06/2004

Site Address:
Imperial Western Products
86-600 Ave 54
Coachella, CA 92236

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2048

NAICS: 311119/Other Animal Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/26/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/01/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101155794

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$600	$0	$600
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	5157 D03 D	10/26/2004	10/29/2004	$300	$300	$0	12/22/2004	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	5157 D05 A	10/26/2004	10/29/2004	$0	$300	$0	12/22/2004	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201159662

Event: 04/27/2004

Employee Is Severely Burned in Confined Space

At approximately 8:50 a.m. on April 27, 2004, Employee #1, a worker for an employer that manufactures cattle feed, was located in a confined space that had been permitted and measured 9 feet in diameter and 15-feet high. He was welding a PVC pipe while kneeling down. A coworker entered the space through a portable fiberglass ladder, carrying primer, which he spilt on the pants leg of Employee #1. Employee #1 noticed that his pants were soaked with primer and began to exit the confined space by the way of the fiberglass ladder. Another coworker was also welding approximately 9 feet from the opening of the confined space, where Employee #1 was working. As Employee #1 was coming up the ladder, a spark flew from the surface into the confined space. Employee #1's clothes caught fire. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for second and third degree burns on his left arm, left leg, and stomach.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, IGNITION SYSTEM, WELDER, SPARK, ARM, STOMACH, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307452946			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Machinery maintenance occupations

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