Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125966606 - Smg Dba Palm Springs Convention Center

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 125966606

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 04/13/2001

Site Address:
Smg Dba Palm Springs Convention Center
277 N Avenida Caballeros
Palm Springs, CA 92262

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/31/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/09/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362482531

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			3		6
Current Violations	2			3		5
Initial Penalty	$35,325	$0	$0	$645	$0	$35,970
Current Penalty	$2,475	$0	$0	$500	$0	$2,975
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	342 A	07/30/2001	08/14/2001	$250	$325	$0	10/02/2001	D - Govt Dismissed
2.	01002	Other	25000008 A	07/30/2001	08/14/2001	$125	$160	$0	10/02/2001	D - Govt Dismissed
3.	01003	Other	6151 C04	07/30/2001	08/14/2001	$125	$160	$0	10/02/2001	D - Govt Dismissed
4.	02001	Serious	23400017 A	07/30/2001	08/14/2001	$225	$2,925	$0	10/02/2001	D - Govt Dismissed
5.	03001	Serious	23200007 B	07/30/2001	08/14/2001	$0	$16,200	$0	10/02/2001	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
6.	04001	Serious	23400001	07/30/2001	08/14/2001	$2,250	$16,200	$0	10/02/2001	D - Govt Dismissed

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201154630

Event: 01/26/2001

Burn - Electrical Fault in Transfer Swtich

An electrical engineer working for a convention center management firm was in an electrical room, switching a power supply from a truck-mounted generator to a service-supplied system. The handle on the transfer switch had been broken for about 5 months, so he was using a pipe wrench. He was very close to energized parts inside the switch. As he closed the switch, an electrical fault occurred. The ensuing electric arc caused flash burns to the employee's face and minor flash burns to his supervisor. The engineer was hospitalized for 2 weeks. (The supervisor was not listed on an injury line on the original form.)

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, E GI III, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SWITCH, INADEQUATE MAINT, ELECTRICAL FAULT, HAND TOOL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125966606			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electrical and electronic engineers

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