Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126013747 - Unified Electric Inc

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 126013747

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 05/04/1995

Site Address:
Unified Electric Inc
12494 Highway 67
Lakeside, CA 92040

Mailing Address:
8434 Anglia Drive, Santee, CA 92071

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/26/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/13/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362249211

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$625	$0	$625
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$625	$0	$625
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	3203 A	08/28/1995	09/27/1995	$125	$125	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	23200002 A03	08/28/1995	08/28/1995	$500	$500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170892889

Event: 03/31/1995

BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN CONDUCTOR

A cement plant employee contacted an electrical contractor to repair the plant's water pump system. A journeyman electrician for the contractor responded to the call. He was familiar with the plant's electrical system. The electrician and the plant manager isolated the problem to a circuit leading from an island. An underground line was cut just after it left an underground conduit and before it entered the water. The 480-volt circuit was energized, and the electrician was testing each of the phase conductors with a voltmeter. He was holding the meter's probes like chop sticks as he was performing the test. The two probes touched each other, causing an electrical fault. The ensuing electric arc burned the electrician on the right wrist. The plant manager provided first aid and transported the injured employee to a local occupational injury clinic, where the employee's wrist was cleaned and treated.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, E GI III, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, TEST EQUIPMENT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126013747			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians

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