Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126197763 - La City Fire

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 126197763

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 10/31/2005

Site Address:
La City Fire
6855 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Mailing Address:
200 N. Main St., Ste. 1660, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9224

NAICS: 922160/Fire Protection

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/03/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/18/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101162873

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$2,000
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	2946 B02	04/19/2006	04/29/2006	$2,000	$18,000	$0	05/26/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201167533

Event: 10/21/2005

Firefighter Survives after Being Electrocuted on Ladder

On October 21, 2005, Employee #1 was a firefighter with the LA City Fire Department. He was operating at a structure fire. He was climbing a 100-ft long aerial ladder that was extended below the overhead power lines. As he climbed the ladder, his SCBA tank snagged on one of the power lines. Employee #1 used his bare hand to push the wire away from his tank and was electrocuted. When coworkers rescued Employee #1 from the ladder, he was in cardiac arrest. He was successfully defibrillated and resuscitated. He also sustained partial and full thickness burns to his hands and was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries. He recovered and returned to work.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, SHOCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, CPR, ELECTROCUTED, FIRE, LADDER, CARDIAC ARREST, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126197763			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Supervisors, firefighting & fire prevention occupa

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