Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119948255 - Bergelectric Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 119948255

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 05/24/2001

Site Address:
Bergelectric Corporation
18850 Orange Street
Bloomington, CA 92316

Mailing Address:
650 Opper Street, Escondido, CA 92029

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/24/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/10/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362480782

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$21,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$21,375
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	23200002 A03	06/21/2001	06/26/2001	$0	$3,375	$0	08/02/2001	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Serious	23200004 A02	06/21/2001	06/26/2001	$0	$18,000	$0	08/02/2001	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 119948255

Event: 05/23/2001

Burn - Electrical Fault in Battery Installation

A journeyman electrician was installing conductors for an uninterruptible power supply system served by a series of DC storage batteries. Apparently, an electrical fault occurred, and the ensuing electric arc burned the employee. He was hospitalized for 7 days with second- and third-degree burns to his face and chest.

Keywords: BATTERY, BURN, CLOTHING, ELECTRIC ARC, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119948255			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians

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