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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 309298032 - Smiths Aerospace
Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office
Site Address:
Smiths Aerospace
2036 E Dyer Rd
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Mailing Address:
2040 E Dyer Rd, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3728
NAICS: 336413/Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 10/18/2007
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/28/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102519592 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,370 | $0 | $23,370 |
| Current Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $370 | $0 | $18,370 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citation Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 342 A | 10/19/2007 | 10/24/2007 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | 11/07/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 23400023 A | 10/19/2007 | 10/24/2007 | $185 | $185 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 5155 D | 10/19/2007 | 10/31/2007 | $185 | $185 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 02001 | Serious | 5549 A | 10/19/2007 | 10/24/2007 | $18,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 11/07/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On April 19, 2007, Employee #1 was working as a full-time payroll employee with no other contracts for a firm that manufactured aircraft parts, including landing gear and fuel tanks. At the time of the accident, he was cleaning the interior of a 120-gallon fuel tank that was 9 feet long and 68 inches in circumference. The fuel tank was located on a wheeled cradle in the firm's paint department. The tank being cleaned was the twelfth in a production order of twenty tanks. A coworker, who was a trainee, was observing Employee #1 as he cleaned the tank. Before he began cleaning the tank, Employee #1 had turned on and placed in the middle section of the tank a Lumapro Model Number 6X971B portable fluorescent lamp. He then inserted his right arm into an opening approx 5 inches wide by 7 inches high near the top of the back tank section to clean the back section of the tank, using a cloth rag dampened with acetone. After thirty minutes, the flammable acetone vapors ignited, burning Employee #1. He sustained superficial second degree burns to his face and neck, and circumferential mid second degree burns to his right upper extremity (forearm). Employee #1 was transported by a crew from the Santa Ana Fire Department to a hospital. He was hospitalized.
Keywords: BURN, AIRCRAFT, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FOREARM, LIGHTING FIXTURE, TANK CLEANING, ACETONE, NECK, FACE, TANK
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309298032 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Painters, construction and maintenance |