Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304270838 - Texas State Utilities, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Worth Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304270838

Report ID: 0636900

Date Opened: 07/10/2002

Site Address:
Texas State Utilities, Inc.
638 Lake Shore Blvd
Oak Point, TX 75068

Mailing Address:
7505 Sky Rd., Godley, TX 76044

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/21/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction

Case Closed: 09/19/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100712256

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$4,900	$0	$0	$3,500	$0	$8,400
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$1,750	$0	$5,250
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	19260416 A01	08/23/2002	08/27/2002	$3,500	$4,900	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040008	08/23/2002	08/27/2002	$1,750	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200711711

Event: 07/08/2002

Employee electrocuted in contact with electrical box

On July 8, 2002, Employee #1 was connecting new service in an electrical box. He was reaching for the new wires when he lost his balance and his upper right arm struck the post. Employee #1 was electrocuted. He was not wearing rubber gloves at the time of the accident. The 120-volt unit had two hot bars and one neutral bar.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL BOX, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304270838			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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