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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 309905396 - Southern California Edison Company
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Southern California Edison Company
7301 Fenwick Lane
Westminster, CA 92683
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:4911
NAICS: 221112/Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/08/2007
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/17/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362438517 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $375 | $0 | $18,375 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 | $0 | $560 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3328 G | 06/13/2007 | 10/15/2008 | $0 | $375 | $0 | 07/05/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 3328 B | 06/13/2007 | 06/25/2007 | $560 | $18,000 | $0 | 07/05/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 9:40 a.m. on March 20, 2007, Employee #1, a machinist in the Mechanical Services Shop, was working with a coworker to lift a 1,323-pound metal disc, at Southern California Edison's Shop Services and Instrument Division. The coworker was operating the controls of a 4-ton capacity overhead boom crane. Attached to the hook of the crane's headache ball was a 5,500-pound lifting capacity Walker-Bux lift magnet, powered by an AC-Delco Professional Model 58-6YR 12-volt battery (serial number 004765). Employee #1 was guiding the disc into a Blanchard grinder (serial number 12680), and had just maneuvered the disc to the lip of the grinder when a trainee observing the operation saw the charge indicating needle for the magnet's battery suddenly dip below the safe zone. The trainee shouted a warning but the magnet had lost its charge and the metal disc fell on Employee #1's right foot, crushing his toes. He was taken to UC Irvine Medical Center where he was hospitalized for about a week. He was then transferred to Cedars Sinai Hospital, where it was determined that he had lost all blood and nerve function in the toes and they were amputated.
Keywords: BATTERY, MAGNET, AMPUTATED, MACHINIST, SUSPENDED LOAD, MECH MAT HANDLING, TOE, FALLING OBJECT, MECH MALFUNCTION, CRANE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309905396 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Machinists |