Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125530477 - Degryse Electric

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125530477

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 01/06/2005

Site Address:
Degryse Electric
530 Francisco Blvd W
San Rafael, CA 94901

Mailing Address:
4412 Technology Drive, Fremont, CA 94538

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 236210/Industrial Building Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/10/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/24/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361601545

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$110	$0	$110
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$110	$0	$110
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	1637 A	02/14/2005	02/17/2005	$110	$110	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170842900

Event: 01/05/2005

Employee burned by electric arc flash

At 6:15 a.m. on January 15, 2005, Employee #1, a journeyman electrician, was installing a new power panel during the remodeling of a unit at a strip mall. He was putting in a mechanical lug on a busbar, above the main breaker on the load side. The breaker was turned off, but the incoming busbars below the breaker were energized with 480-volt, three-phase power. Employee #1 was standing on a 13 in. tall by 16 in. diameter empty wooden cable spool to reach the lug location. As he tightened the lug, he dropped the ratchet and socket wrench, which landed between the metal dead front on the panel and a live incoming busbar below the main breaker. This caused a short circuit and arc flash. Employee #1 sustained burns to his stomach, face, and hands. The burns to his hands required hospitalization for skin grafts.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL CABINET, ELECTRICAL FAULT, HAND TOOL, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125530477			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians

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