Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310494463 - Access Air Conditioning

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 310494463

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 02/26/2009

Site Address:
Access Air Conditioning
2585 E Washington Bl
Pasadena, CA 91107

Mailing Address:
Po Box 411145, Los Angeles, CA 90041

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7623

NAICS: 811412/Appliance Repair and Maintenance

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/09/2009

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/05/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102475084

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				3		3
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,350	$0	$5,350
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,200	$0	$1,200
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
1.	01001	Other	342 A	03/13/2009	03/18/2009	$850	$5,000	$0	03/30/2009	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	03/13/2009	04/15/2009	$175	$175	$0		-
3.	01003	Other	3395 E03	03/13/2009	04/15/2009	$175	$175	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202455101

Event: 02/16/2009

Employee Sustains Burns from Electric Arc Flash

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on February 16, 2009, Employee #1, an air conditioning technician, and a coworker, his supervisor, were repairing an air conditioning unit. The air conditioning unit was repeatedly tripping the circuit breaker. The coworker removed the metal face plate from the main electrical panel to determine the voltage. The coworker reset the circuit breaker and confirmed the voltage output of 240 volts and an amperage draw of 13 to 15 amps per phase. The coworker instructed the employee to replace the metal face cover, while the coworker tended to the thermostats. The employee put on his protective face shield, picked up the metal face panel cover and squatted in front of the electrical panel. Before he could replace the cover, an electrical flash occurred from within the main electrical panel pushing him backwards, burning his face, hands, arms and legs, and activating the automatic fire suppression sprinklers. Employee #1 sustained second and third degree burns to his face, hands, arms and legs, and was hospitalized. The employee was wearing a long sleeve cotton work shirt and cotton work pants. An electrician hired to repair the damage caused by the accident determined that an electrical short circuit had occurred in the electrical conduit on the roof supplying the air conditioning unit. Leaves were found in the conduit and the fault was repaired.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, REPAIR, PPE, FIRE, ARM, FACE, HAND, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310494463			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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