Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126059245 - Abm Engineering

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 126059245

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 01/06/2003

Site Address:
Abm Engineering
4640 Admiralty Wy.
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

Mailing Address:
300 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. #100, Los Angeles, CA 90040

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:6531

NAICS: 531312/Nonresidential Property Managers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/13/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/16/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362582108

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$185	$0	$185
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$185	$0	$185
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	3203 B02	06/13/2003	06/18/2003	$185	$185	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201164548

Event: 12/15/2002

Employee Is Injured in Arc Blast

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on December 15, 2002, Employee #1, a building maintenance engineer, was tightening the fuse attachments in a 440-volt motor control panel. There was a switch in the panel, which deenergized the load side of the circuit, and on the far left of the panel was the supply side, which remained energized. This was the fifth panel that Employee #1 had serviced that day. He had a volt tester with him and had verified that there was zero voltage on the load side, but proceeded to put a socket wrench on a bolt on the left side. When he touched the bolt, an arc blast occurred that burned both of his hands and caused temporary blindness, and subsequent memory loss. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC MOTOR, FUSE, ELECTRIC ARC, PANEL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRIC METER, BOLT, ELECTRIC SHOCK, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126059245			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians

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