Inspection Detail

Inspection: 113885933 - Environmental Operations, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Saint Louis Area Office

Inspection Nr: 113885933

Report ID: 0729300

Date Opened: 08/29/1994

Site Address:
Environmental Operations, Inc.
3400 Pershall Rd (Flo Valley College)
Ferguson, MO 63135

Mailing Address:
757 S. Second St., St. Louis, MO 63102

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/06/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/01/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360339915

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations		1				1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$49,000	$0	$0	$0	$49,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$3,000	$0	$3,000
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	Other	19100332 C	10/11/1994	11/01/1995	$3,000	$49,000	$0	11/02/1994	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170336069

Event: 08/27/1994

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Three employees had contracted to drain PCB-contaminated oil from a transformer and to refill it with new oil. An employee of the employer owning the transformer had opened a G&W SF-6 insulated switch (Serial No. 622870015). This disconnected the 208Y/120-volt secondary of the General Electric transformer (Serial No. F642248), but left the 4160-volt (2500 volts to ground) transformer primary energized. The outside contracting crew apparently thought that the transformer was completely deenergized. While one of the crew members, a project manager, was removing the drain plug on the transformer, he contacted energized parts on the transformer's overload protective devices with his left forearm while his head was touching the grounded transformer case. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, E PTD, TRANSFORMER, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113885933			Fatality	Electric Shock	Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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