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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 119897510 - Arizona Pipeline Company
Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office
Site Address:
Arizona Pipeline Company
Hesperia Road & Union Street
Victorville, CA 92392
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 416, Apple Valley, CA 92307
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1623
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/22/1995
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/07/1997
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362232597 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $300 | $0 | $5,300 |
| Current Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $300 | $0 | $5,300 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 | 11/09/1995 | 11/09/1995 | $300 | $300 | $0 | 11/22/1995 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 1541 B 4 | 11/09/1995 | 11/09/1995 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 11/22/1995 | W - Empr Withdrew |
Investigation Summary
A foreman and another employee were trying to find an electric power line under a slurry block (electrical shaft) in a 4-foot-deep trench. One employee, who had worked as a laborer for his employer for over 4 months, was using a steel digging bar to break the concrete, while his foreman was shoveling from the other side of the block. The digging bar pierced a 5-inch-diameter PVC conduit and cut into the 12-kilovolt cable inside. This caused an electrical fault, burned the employee who was using the bar. He sustained first, second, and third degree burns on his face and on both forearms. He also received an electric shock. He was hospitalized at a burn center for 3 to 4 days for treatment.
Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, METAL BAR, ELECTRICAL, E GI VI, ELECTRICAL FAULT, HAND TOOL, UNDRGRD POWER LINE, BLIND REACHING
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 119897510 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Construction laborers |