Inspection Detail
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Inspection: 1607243.015 - 75455 - Medical University Of South Carolina
Inspection Information - Office: South Carolina Priv
Site Address:
75455 - Medical University Of South Carolina
114 Doughty Street
Charleston, SC 29403
Mailing Address:
261 Calhoun Street, Suite 306, Msc 184, Charleston, SC 29425
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:8062
NAICS: 622110/General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: StateGovt
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/30/2022
Emphasis:
Case Closed:
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 1917617 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 |
Current Penalty | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 |
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 | Serious | 19100132 F01 | 12/22/2022 | 01/23/2023 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100333 A02 | 12/22/2022 | 01/23/2023 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100335 A01 I | 12/22/2022 | 01/23/2023 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 12:00 a.m. on July 8, 2022, an employee was responding to a work order to tro ubleshoot heat damage to the insulation inside an electrical panel at a building at the Medical University of South Carolina. The employee and his coworker were having trouble locating the specific panel box on the work order in the Electri cal Switch Gear Room, and contacted the manager to come to the room and show the m the specific panel box. At the time the manager arrived, the employee and his coworker located the panel box, and the employee was using a Fluke 373 True-RMS Clamp Meter to measure the amperage inside of the panel box. The coworker and t he manager were standing to the left of the panel box and they could not fully s ee what the employee was doing because the panel box opened to the left. The emp loyee stood up when the coworker and manager asked about his condition, and the employee began to fall after he responded. The coworker and manager stopped the employee's head from striking the floor when he fell, and then contacted emergen cy services. Emergency services instructed the coworker and manager to begin che st compressions on the employee, and emergency personnel arrived at approximatel y 9:13 a.m. The employee was pronounced dead on the scene due to cardiac dysrhy thmia by electric shock.
Keywords:electric shock, electrical, electrical box, electrical work, electrician, electrocuted, troubleshooting
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 1607243.015 | Fatality | Occupation not reported |