Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126090174 - El Monte Rv

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126090174

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 01/10/2003

Site Address:
El Monte Rv
12818 Firestone Blvd.,
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5561

NAICS: 441210/Recreational Vehicle Dealers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/27/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/27/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362555229

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 126090174

Event: 01/09/2003

Five employees injured due to transformer explosion

At approximately 8:15 p.m. on January 9, 2003, Employee #1, a mechanic, and four coworkers were located in a break area at the back of their employer's facility. There was an underground transformer (Make: Kuhlman Corp; Serial Number: 3001791489) in the middle of the break area that was used to transform12,000 volts into 120/240 volts. For some reason the transformer exploded, propelling it out of the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized at La Palma Intercommunity Hospital and treated for a broken leg. All four coworkers suffered minor injuries to include burns, contusions, and lacerations, but were not hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, FRACTURE, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, TRANSFORMER, CONTUSION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126090174			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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