Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119588341 - Philip Mertens Plumbing And Heating Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 119588341

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 07/06/1993

Site Address:
Philip Mertens Plumbing And Heating Co., Inc.
825 Ritchie Highway
Severna Park, MD 21146

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 6716, Annapolis, MD 21401

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/04/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/25/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361545890

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
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	19260404 B01 I	09/24/1993	09/29/1993	$500	$1,250	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19260405 A02 III	09/24/1993	09/24/1993	$500	$1,250	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 890475

Event: 07/06/1993

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT

An employee of a plumbing and heating contractor was working from a 6-foot-high aluminum ladder, assembling a gas pipe to an overhead gas heater. As he was working, he received an electric shock. The aluminum ladder was sitting on top of a 100-foot extension cord set that was connected to a four-way outlet not protected by a ground-fault circuit interrupter. He had been using an electric drill earlier that day, and it was still connected to the cord set. The employee was transported to a hospital and was released the same day. His only remaining symptoms of the electric shock were soreness in most of the muscles in his body.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, CORD SET, E GI VII, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, SYSTEM GROUNDING, METAL PIPE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119588341			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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