Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120171640 - Sun Valley Floral Farms Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 120171640

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 07/08/1996

Site Address:
Sun Valley Floral Farms Inc
3160 Upper Bay Rd.
Arcata, CA 95521

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0181

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/18/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/14/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361672918

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$160	$0	$160
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$160	$0	$160
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	3314 F	07/08/1996	09/09/1996	$160	$160	$0		A - Amendment

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170362479

Event: 07/03/1996

BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN PANELBOARD

The head electrician for an ornamental flower farm was connecting a new emergency generator. He had a helper remove the front cover of a 2000-ampere, 480-volt panelboard. The employees covered the panelboard with plywood and taped off the area. The next morning the electrician removed the plywood and opened the circuit breaker feeding the buses in the panelboard. As he was examining the installation to determine how to connect the emergency generator, an electrical fault occurred. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee, knocked him down, and ignited his clothing. He was helped to a shower where the fire was extinguished. The employee was hospitalized for his injuries. The cause of the fault could not be determined. The tools he was using, a knife and pliers, were undamaged and free of electrical burn marks.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, E GI II, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, PANELBOARD, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120171640			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians

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