Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119614899 - Sierra Electric

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office

Inspection Nr: 119614899

Report ID: 0950611

Date Opened: 09/27/1994

Site Address:
Sierra Electric
2270 Jerrold Ave.,
San Francisco, CA 94124

Mailing Address:
3112 Geary Blvd., San Francisco, CA 94115

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/05/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/12/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361403702

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
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	23200002 A04	10/14/1994	10/19/1994	$150	$150	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170204424

Event: 09/08/1994

BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN PANELBOARD

A journeyman electrician for an electrical contractor was replacing a circuit breaker in a panelboard. The panelboard was over 30 years old. The electrician, who had 8 years of experience, had performed this task thousands of times in the past. The bus in the panelboard was held by two screws: one at the top and one at the bottom. The employee unscrewed the bottom screw. Unfortunately, the top of the bus was loose, and it rotated against another bus when the bottom screw was loosened. The resulting electrical fault caused an electric arc, which burned the employee (who was not wearing any eye protection) on the face and hands. The employee spent 24 hours in intensive care at a hospital, before he was transferred to the trauma ward.

Keywords: BURN, E GI II, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, PPE, ELECTRICIAN, PANELBOARD, BUSBAR, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119614899			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians

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