Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300760402 - Creative Communication Technologies Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300760402

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 03/01/2001

Site Address:
Creative Communication Technologies Inc
228 W Willow
Long Beach, CA 90806

Mailing Address:
13387 Azores Ave, Sylmar, CA 91342

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4841

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/14/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/31/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362030371

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			5		7
Current Violations	1			6		7
Initial Penalty	$28,800	$0	$0	$1,065	$0	$29,865
Current Penalty	$3,600	$0	$0	$1,065	$0	$4,665
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
1.	01001	Other	342 A	05/15/2001	05/18/2001	$275	$275	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	05/15/2001	06/12/2001	$275	$275	$0		-
3.	01003	Other	5157 C04	05/15/2001	06/12/2001	$0	$0	$0		-
4.	01004	Other	5157 G01	05/15/2001	06/12/2001	$310	$310	$0		-
5.	01005	Other	5157 I04	05/15/2001	06/12/2001	$205	$205	$0		-
6.	02001	Serious	23200003	05/15/2001	05/18/2001	$3,600	$14,400	$0	06/18/2001	F - Formal Settlement
7.	03001	Other	5157 C07 B	05/15/2001	05/18/2001	$0	$14,400	$0	06/18/2001	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201033578

Event: 01/16/2001

Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Energized Conductor

A cable television installer was working alone in the attic of an old motel. He contacted an exposed portion of some old wiring in the attic as he was crawling past the wiring. He received an electric shock and was unable to pull himself free. The electric shock lasted several minutes until a coworker, who heard his cries for help over a cellular radio, arrived at the site and had the circuit deenergized. The injured employee was hospitalized for 2 days. More than 2 weeks after the accident, his right arm was still cramping and not functioning properly. Before the accident, the injured employee had asked about the old wiring, some of which had lost its insulation. The motel operator told him that the motel had been rewired and that the old wiring was not energized. The employee assumed that the old wiring was deenergized without testing it. He had a volt-ohmmeter at the site, but his employer, a cable installation contractor, did not have a work rule requiring the testing of such wiring. The contractor had been in business for 15 months, and the employee had worked for the contractor for 8 months. The employee had a total of 5 years of experience in cable television installations.

Keywords: ATTIC, ELEC INSULATION, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, CABLE TV WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300760402			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

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