Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303808877 - Mass Electric Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303808877

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 12/07/2001

Site Address:
Mass Electric Construction Company
Cypress Street
Newton, MA 02159

Mailing Address:
180 Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135

Union Status: Union

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/11/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/03/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200775369	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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	Serious	19100269 A03	03/04/2002	03/07/2002	$3,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 303808877

Event: 12/07/2001

Employee burned when changing switchgear

On December 7, 2001, Employee #1 was changing a switchgear on a telephone pole. His coworker had not inspected the lines going into and out of the switchgear, but had left the tape covering the three lines. Employee #1 assumed that the lines coming out of the box were going into the box in the same way. However, they were not, the lines changed in the middle the box. As Employee #1 was removing the box, power was resorted to the lines and caused a cross-phase flash that burned him. He was transported to a medical center and hospitalized for the treatment of the burns received in the accident.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRICAL BOX, SWITCHGEAR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303808877			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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