Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300795952 - Sparkle Tile

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 300795952

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 05/20/1998

Site Address:
Sparkle Tile
8742 Spalding
Fresno, CA 93710

Mailing Address:
398 4th St, Orange Cove, CA 93646

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/20/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/26/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362276081

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
Current Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
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	23400001	07/30/1998	08/04/1998	$3,000	$3,000	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	3203 A	07/30/1998	08/04/1998	$3,000	$3,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201080975

Event: 05/19/1998

electric shock - ground fault in nonlisted, home-made equip

An employee of a pool- and tile-cleaning service was cleaning a swimming pool located at a residence. He was cleaning pool tiles with a home-made, unlisted, glass-bead-type blaster that was electrically powered. The machine was positioned next to the pool and plugged into a 125-volt receptacle outlet at the residence. While he was standing inside the pool cleaning the tile, he pulled the machine into the pool. The machine was not protected by a ground-fault-circuit interrupter, and the circuit breaker on the household circuit did not trip. The employee was electrocuted as he was trying to crawl out of the pool.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, WET OPERATION, EQUIPMENT APPROVAL, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300795952			Fatality	Electric Shock	Laborers, except construction

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