Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307341149 - Bronco Electric

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 307341149

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 01/20/2006

Site Address:
Bronco Electric
30681 Huntwood
Hayward, CA 94545

Mailing Address:
15 W 8th St #A, Tracy, CA 95376

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/03/2006

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 06/29/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361630551

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
Current Penalty	$3,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,600
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	23200002 A	02/10/2006	02/15/2006	$1,800	$13,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	23200003	02/10/2006	02/15/2006	$1,800	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201506268

Event: 01/10/2006

Employee burned when short circuit causes fire

At approximately 10:45 a.m. on January 10, 2006, Employee #1 was changing the phase tape from orange to purple, as requested by a city inspector's list of items to be corrected. He was working on a 480-volt (phase-to-phase) and 277-volt (phase-to-ground) load center sub-panel box. He had pulled the wire out of the de-energized phase "B" of 200 amps and was taping it while holding an Allen wrench key set with his right hand when he somehow contacted phases "A" and "C" on the energized line side of the unguarded meter base. This caused a phase-to-phase dead short that resulted in a flash fire. Employee #1 sustained first- and second-degree burns to his face, neck, ear, and right hand. The Hayward Fire Department was already onsite conducting a fire inspection and immediately responded. Employee #1 was transported to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for seven days. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was wearing a cotton red baseball hat, long-sleeved flannel jacket over a short-sleeved cotton t-shirt, blue jeans, safety glasses, and work boots. The key set was not insulated.

Keywords: BURN, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRICAL, INSULATED TOOL, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRICAL BOX, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307341149			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians

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