Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1468081 - Missouri Public Service Co

Inspection Information - Office: Kansas City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1468081

Report ID: 0728500

Date Opened: 02/08/1985

Site Address:
Missouri Public Service Co
Mo Pub Kc 1 Plant
Kansas City, MO 64153

Mailing Address:
10700 E M 350 Hwy, Kansas City, MO 64138

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/13/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/09/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900502006	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$480
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Serious	19260950 D02 I	02/20/1985	02/23/1985	$480	$480	$0	03/07/1985	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14415236

Event: 02/08/1985

ELECTRICAL BURNS - FAULT AT BUSBAR OR SWITCH

TWO JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS WERE TAPPING BUSBARS. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING THREE SCENARIOS TOOK PLACE: (1) ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES CONTACTED AN ENERGIZED SWITCH; (2) THE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED; OR (3) THERE WAS A VOLTAGE BACKFEED ON THE BUSBAR. ONE EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH ELECTRICAL BURNS TO HIS LEFT ARM, LEFT BUTTOCK, AND RIGHT KNEE. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED MINOR FLASH BURNS AND WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, VOLTAGE BACKFEED, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SWITCH, BUTTOCKS, E GI VII, BUSBAR, ELECTRICAL WORK, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1468081			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians
2	1468081			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.