Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111750451 - Pacific Gas And Electric Company

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 111750451

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 04/30/1991

Site Address:
Pacific Gas And Electric Company
696 West 10th Street
Pittsburg, CA 94565

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 590, Pittsburg, CA 94565

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/26/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/08/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361285455

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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.	01001	Other	342 A	08/26/1991	04/10/1991	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	2940 C	08/26/1991	09/26/1991	$0	$3,000	$0	09/05/1991	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170197156

Event: 04/19/1991

BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN AIR CIRCUIT BREAKER

An auxiliary power plant operator, who was a qualified electrical worker, was working alone, racking in a circuit breaker. He was standing to the rear of the three-phase, 4160-volt, Federal Pacific air circuit breaker when an electrical fault occurred. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee. He was hospitalized with first-, second-, and third-degree burns to his face.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, E PTD, CIRCUIT BREAKER, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111750451			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Power plant operators

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