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Inspection: 313387953 - Sunstall, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bakersfield District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 313387953
Report ID: 0950647
Date Opened: 10/17/2012

Site Address:
Sunstall, Inc.
12020 Malaga Rd
Arvin, CA 93203

Mailing Address:
384 Bel Marin Keys Blvd., Novato, CA 94949

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors


Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/21/2013

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 03/19/2014


Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 102626785
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 3 5
Current Violations 3 3
Initial Penalty $19,350 $0 $0 $5,820 $0 $25,170
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $3,845 $0 $3,845
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 Other 342 A 02/25/2013 03/14/2013 $2,750 $5,000 $0 03/18/2013 F - Formal Settlement  
2. 01002 Other 1512 E 02/25/2013 03/14/2013 $410 $410 $0 03/18/2013 F - Formal Settlement  
3. 01003 Other 3395 F03 02/25/2013 03/14/2013 $0 $410 $0 03/18/2013 F - Formal Settlement Citation has been deleted.
4. 02001 Other 3395 F02 02/25/2013 03/07/2013 $685 $4,950 $0 03/18/2013 F - Formal Settlement  
5. 03001 Serious 3395 F01 D 02/25/2013 03/07/2013 $0 $14,400 $0 03/18/2013 F - Formal Settlement Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202457941
Event: 09/15/2012
Wind Farm Worker Suffers from Heat Exhaustion

At approximately 4:15 p.m. on September 15, 2012, Employee #1, a laborer with Sunstall Inc., an electrical contractor constructing a solar power farm. Employee #1 and other coworkers had ceased work for the day and were in transit back to their motel when Employee #1 started experiencing, a seizure, a symptom of heat exhaustion. Employee #1 was new to the area, and had not been acclimated to the climate during a period of high heat. Employee #1 suffered the effects of heat exhaustion due to being exposed to high heat while participating in outside construction activity. Employee #1 was hospitalized as a result of the event. Employee #1 was a full time permanent employee of the employer. Employee #1 had been using various types of hand tools earlier that day.

Keywords: HEAT, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, HEAT EXHAUSTION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 313387953 Hospitalized injury Heat Exhaustion Occupation not reported
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