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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1483004.015 - Sievert Electric Service And Sales Company

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 1483004.015
Report ID: 0521700
Date Opened: 07/09/2020

Site Address:
Sievert Electric Service And Sales Company
260 E. Chestnut St.
Chicago, IL 60611

Mailing Address:
1230 Hannah Ave., Forest Park, IL 60130

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors


Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/09/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/16/2021


Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 1621330 Yes
Case Status: CLOSED
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 2
Current Violations
Initial Penalty $18,892 $0 $0 $0 $0 $18,892
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. 01001A Serious 19100333 A02 12/18/2020 01/15/2021 $0 $9,446 $0 I - Informal Settlement Citation has been deleted.
2. 01001B Serious 19100335 A02 I 12/18/2020 01/15/2021 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement Citation has been deleted.
3. 01002 Serious 19100335 A01 I 12/18/2020 01/15/2021 $0 $9,446 $0 I - Informal Settlement Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 131365.015
Event: 07/08/2020
Employee burns forearm in arc flash while using uninsulated

At 1:00 p.m. on July 8, 2020, an employee working as an electrician for an electrical contractor was attempting to release a latch to open the cover of a Federal Pacific QMQB Unit Switch. The employee inserted a non-insulated Allen wrench through the hole on the switch cover and made contact with an energized 277-Volt conductor causing an electrical arc. The employee burned his right hand and fingers and right forearm, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Conductor, Contact, Electric Arc, Electric Arc Flash, Electric Conductor, Electric Switch, Electrical Wire, Electrician, Finger, Fire, Forearm, Hand, Hand Tool, Insulated Tool, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Protective Clothing, Wrench, Wrong Equipment

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1483004.015 38 M Non Hospitalized injury Electricians
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