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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126106004 - Flat & Vertical, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office
Site Address:
Flat & Vertical, Inc.
Usc Campus Cor Of Bloomwalk & Watt
Los Angeles, CA 90077
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 25388, Anaheim, CA 92825
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1799
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/13/2000
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/22/2003
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362572885 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $12,600 | $0 | $0 | $225 | $0 | $12,825 |
| Current Penalty | $2,700 | $0 | $0 | $225 | $0 | $2,925 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 1541 B02 | 12/14/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $225 | $225 | $0 | 01/31/2001 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 1511 B | 12/14/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $2,700 | $12,600 | $0 | 01/31/2001 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Construction contractors were installing new underground chilled-water lines. The new lines were run in an excavation and had to pass through a concrete wall. A subcontractor was hired to bore holes through the concrete wall. Two employees working for the subcontractor were to bore two 203-millimeter-diameter holes in the 472-millimeter-thick concrete wall. The excavation for the water lines was next to the wall. A concrete slab was located in the trench, and a transformer was nearby. They were using a coring machine to bore the holes. To position the coring machine, one of the employees used a jackhammer to break off part of the concrete slab in the excavation. The jackhammer penetrated a 208-volt, three-phase underground cable embedded in the concrete and caused an electrical fault. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee who was not using the jackhammer. He was hospitalized with first-, second-, and possibly third-degree burns on both arms up to his armpits, on his left knee and thigh, and on his left waist by his stomach. The employer had not conducted a prejob survey.
Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, JACKHAMMER, E C, ELECTRICAL FAULT, UNDRGRD POWER LINE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126106004 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Construction laborers |