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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1501349.015 - San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office
Site Address:
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Stanford & Townsend Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Mailing Address:
525 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 221310/Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: StateGovt
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/21/2021
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/02/2022
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1677391 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $1,600 | $0 | $6,600 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,485 | $0 | $2,485 |
| 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 | 3328(A)(2) | 04/21/2021 | 06/08/2021 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | Z - Issued | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3328(B) | 04/21/2021 | $485 | $600 | $0 | 02/06/2021 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 3203(A)(7) | 04/21/2021 | $1,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 02/06/2021 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order |
Investigation Summary
At 1:30 p.m. on October 22, 2020, an employee was working as an engineer for a public utilities commission (electrical, water, and waste) with responsibilities for maintaining utility systems. The employer was performing electrical maintenance replacing batteries at the fire department headquarters. The employee and a coworker were transporting eight 80 to 100 pound batteries from the truck to the replacement location. Normally they would replace one to two batteries but had to replace eight batteries for this job. They parked their truck on the street and were using a pallet jack to move the batteries down a ramp. They were supposed to park the truck inside the garage so that they did not need to move the pallet jack down the ramp. The employee lost control of the pallet jack and was pinned between the PIV and a wall on the side of the ramp. Both the employee and the coworker had training on forklift but not on the pallet jack. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken left leg.
Keywords: Battery, Broken, Broken Bone, Crushed, Dislocated, Driving, Elec Utility Work, Engineer, Fracture, Inexperience, Leg, Loading Ramp, Lost Control, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PIV, Pallet Jack, Pinned, Ramp, Slope, Struck By, Training, Utility, Work Surface
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1501349.015 | 54 | M | Hospitalized injury | Stationary engineers |