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Inspection Information - Office: Ca Pico Rivera | ||||
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| Nr: 310494000 | Report ID: 0950642 | Open Date: 12/19/2008 | ||
| First Electric Services | ||||
| 2816 East 11th Street Los Angeles, CA 90023 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 7699/Repair Shops and Related Services, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| NAICS: 811310/Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance | ||||
| Mailing: 2405 6th Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90023 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 06/08/2009 | |
| Close Case: | ||||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 102474640 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,700 | $0 | $6,700 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,700 | $0 | $6,700 |
| 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. | 01001 | Other | 342 A | 06/08/2009 | 06/11/2009 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 06/15/2009 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3203 A | 06/08/2009 | 07/24/2009 | $500 | $500 | $0 | 06/15/2009 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 23200002 A03 | 06/08/2009 | 07/24/2009 | $1,200 | $1,200 | $0 | 06/15/2009 | F - Formal Settlement | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 202455283 | Event: 12/11/2008 | Electrician Is Burned By Arc Flash | ||||
| At approximately 7:30 a.m. on December 11, 2008, Employee #1, a journeyman electrician with First Electric Services, was replacing a 125-amp circuit breaker on a 600 amp, 440 volt electrical panel. Before being sent to the job site, he was reminded by a supervisor to shut off the main power before beginning work. A coworker reminded Employee #1 as the coworker dropped him at the job site. The coworker left Employee #1 to work alone while he proceeded to retrieve a new breaker for the panel. As Employee #1 was placing a screw back into its respective hole, it fell and his screwdriver made contact with two separate phases, resulting in a phase-to-phase fault and an arc flash. The coworker arrived back on the job site just after the accident and summoned emergency responders. Employee #1 was hospitalized at USC Medical Center for second-degree burns to his face, the back of his right hand and thumb, and his index, middle and ring fingers. Employee #1 admitted he knew he should have shut off the main power switch prior to beginning work on the electrical panel but was probably preoccupied with a sick relative in another country. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, electric arc, electrician, lockout, circuit breaker, electrical cabinet, electrical fault, face, inattention | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 310494000 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Electricians | ||