Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1164201.015 - Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1164201.015

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 07/24/2016

Site Address:
Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric, Llc
14403 Westbury Ct.
Houston, TX 77084

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1700, Houston, TX 77251

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 221122/Electric Power Distribution

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 08/16/2016

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/11/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1116508

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$24,942	$0	$0	$0	$0	$24,942
Current Penalty	$9,353	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,353
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	5A0001	09/30/2016	06/11/2018	$9,353	$12,471	$0	10/28/2016	R - Review Commission
2.	01002A	Serious	19100269 L04 I	09/30/2016	10/20/2016	$0	$12,471	$0	10/28/2016	R - Review Commission	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01002B	Serious	19100269 L05 I	09/30/2016	10/20/2016	$0	$0	$0	10/28/2016	R - Review Commission	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 87046.015

Event: 07/24/2016

Employee is electrocuted by contact with transformer and is

At 9:30 p.m. on July 24, 2016, an employee was preparing to connect a residential drop cable to a transformer. At some point, the employee made contact with the secondary bushings resulting in an electric shock. A journeyman located in an adjacent yard observed the employee slumped over the transformer and went over the fence to remove the employee from the 240 volt transformer. The employee was transported to the hospital where he later died.

Keywords: Electrical, Electrocuted, Transformer Vault

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1164201.015	32	M	Fatality		Electricians' apprentices

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