Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112227178 - La City Water & Power

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 112227178

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 11/20/1990

Site Address:
La City Water & Power
13201 Sepulveda Blvd.
Sylmar, CA 91342

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4931

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/08/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/08/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361046592

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Serious	2944 E01	01/25/1991	01/31/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170177679

Event: 11/15/1990

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

A POWER LINE WORKER FOR AN ELECTRIC UTILITY WAS WORKING FROM AN ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM ABOUT 40 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. HE WAS TESTING A THYRISTOR IN A 500-KILOVOLT DC-AC POWER CONVERSION STATION. A COWORKER WAS CONTROLLING THE TEST POWER SUPPLY THROUGH A FOOT SWITCH LOCATED AT FLOOR LEVEL. THE EMPLOYEE ON THE PLATFORM TOLD HIS COWORKER THAT HE WAS CLEAR OF THE SYSTEM AND THAT THE POWER SHOULD BE ACTIVATED. APPARENTLY, THE EMPLOYEE REACHED BACK INTO THE SYSTEM TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT WHILE THE 1400-VOLT, 40-AMPERE SYSTEM WAS ENERGIZED. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND BURNS. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS INJURIES.

Keywords: BURN, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRICAL, LOCKOUT, E PTD, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112227178			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.