Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312995392 - Electrical Dynamics

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 312995392

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 03/30/2009

Site Address:
Electrical Dynamics
112 Commerce Way
Woburn, MA 01801

Mailing Address:
72b Concord Street, North Reading, MA 01864

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/30/2009

Emphasis: S:Commercial Constr, S:Electrical, S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 07/21/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	202581658	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$12,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,000
Current Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260020 B02	04/13/2009	04/17/2009	$2,000	$4,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260021 B02	04/13/2009	04/17/2009	$2,000	$4,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19260404 F05 I	04/13/2009	04/17/2009	$2,000	$4,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200775641

Event: 03/27/2009

Employee Fractures Leg When Pinned by Electrical Switchgear

On March 27, 2009, Employee #1, an electrician apprentice, and a coworker were working to uncrate an electrical switchgear, which weighed 2,200 lbs. As they unbolted the last brace holding the switchgear, it toppled over. Employee #1 was pinned under the switchgear. Employee #1 was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for a compound fracture on his left femur.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PINNED, ELECTRICIAN, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INEXPERIENCE, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312995392			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians' apprentices

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