Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307595207 - Electro Test, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 307595207

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 06/21/2004

Site Address:
Electro Test, Inc.
110b Center Circle
Sulphur, LA 70663

Mailing Address:
3470 Fostoria Way, Suite A, San Ramon, CA 94583

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8734

NAICS: 541380/Testing Laboratories

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/21/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/12/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100555069

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
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 A	11/12/2004	11/18/2004	$0	$4,500	$0	12/03/2004	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01001B	Serious	19100335 A01 I	11/12/2004	11/18/2004	$0	$0	$0	12/03/2004	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200553378

Event: 06/19/2004

Employee Is Electrocuted While Conducting Electrical Testing

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on June 19, 2004, Employee #1 was testing a 480-volt motor starter switch, at the prescribed voltage. The tester had a rheostat that allowed the employee to adjust the voltage and test other equipment at different voltages. Written procedure stated that when the test was completed, the user was to turn the rheostat down to zero and remove the leads by hand from the object being tested. According to interviews with other employees in the shop, Employee #1 did not turn the rheostat off before the leads were removed by hand. As result, Employee #1 was electrocuted and killed.

Keywords: ELECTRIC SWITCH, ELECTRICAL TESTING, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307595207			Fatality	Electric Shock	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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