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Case Status: PENDING ABATEMENT OF VIOLATIONS, PENDING PENALTY PAYMENT |
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Inspection Information - Office: Charleston | ||||
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| Nr: 1364871.015 | Report ID: 0316400 | Open Date: 12/04/2018 | ||
| Empower Battery, Llc | ||||
| 221 Butler Ave Bldg 511 Martinsburg, WV 25405 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors | ||||
| Mailing: 3100 Walnut Ave, Grants Pass, OR 97527 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 12/06/2018 | |
| Close Case: | ||||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 1406506 | |||
Case Status: PENDING ABATEMENT OF VIOLATIONS, PENDING PENALTY PAYMENT |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $13,260 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,260 |
| Current Penalty | $13,260 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,260 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19100333 A02 | 05/20/2019 | 05/31/2019 | $13,260 | $13,260 | $0 | Z - Issued | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100333 C02 | 05/20/2019 | 07/08/2019 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Z - Issued | ||
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19100335 A01 I | 05/20/2019 | 05/31/2019 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Z - Issued | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 111668.015 | Event: 12/04/2018 | Employee Contacts Dc Batteries And Is Electrocuted | ||||
| At 11:37 a.m. on December 4, 2018, an employee was replacing 640 batteries in the facilities uninterrupted power supply (UPS) room. The batteries were linked in 16 strings with each string having 40 batteries tied in series. Each string was 540V and 2280 amps. The employee reached overtop of a metal batter rack to retrieve a Styrofoam spacer and his abdomen came in contact with the string of batteries below. The employee was electrocuted. | ||||||
| Keywords: battery, electrocuted | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1364871.015 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Electrical and electronic technicians | ||