Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126115534 - Edgewater Raingutter Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 126115534

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 09/10/1998

Site Address:
Edgewater Raingutter Co.
2407 Vail Ave.
Redondo Beach, CA 90278

Mailing Address:
420 S Vermont Ave., Glendora, CA 91741

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3444

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/04/1999

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/11/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362007544
Accident	362564155

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$700	$0	$700
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	2946 A	12/17/1998	12/22/1998	$700	$3,000	$0	02/09/1999	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201160710

Event: 09/04/1998

electric shock - contact with overhead line thru gutter

Two employees were installing rain gutters on a two-story, single-family residence under construction. They had installed gutters on the three sides of the house, all but the south side, where a chimney was. A 16-kilovolt overhead power line ran along this side of the house, about 1.5 to 1.8 meters above the chimney. As the employees were working on this side of the house, one of them carried a section of the aluminum rain gutter into contact with the power line. He received an electric shock and sustained burns over 30 percent of his body. His coworker also received an electric shock. The burned employee was hospitalized at a burn center for 1.5 months.

Keywords: BURN, RAIN SPOUT, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126115534			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Sheet metal workers
2	126115534			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Sheet metal workers

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