Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125615385 - Tmw Electric

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125615385

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 02/01/2002

Site Address:
Tmw Electric
49 Lucky Drive
Corte Madera, CA 94901

Mailing Address:
75 Briarwood Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901

Union Status: Union

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/12/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 01/23/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361597438

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$10,890	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,890
Current Penalty	$990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$990
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	23200002 A04	04/17/2002	04/22/2002	$900	$10,800	$0	05/24/2002	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	23200002 A03	04/17/2002	04/22/2002	$90	$90	$0	05/24/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170840268

Event: 01/23/2002

Employee burns hands while installing auto transfer switch

On January 23, 2002, Employee #1, an electrician, was installing an auto transfer switch in an electrical panel that operated water pumps for a coffer dam. He was feeding a 3/0 copper wire into a panel and out through a knock out when the coil of wire contacted a 277-volt on the ground busbar. Employee #1 sustained burns on both hands, for which he was hospitalized. He was not wearing any form of PPE or using any electrical protective equipment.

Keywords: BURN, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, PPE, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125615385			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians' apprentices

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