Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314858994 - La County Mta

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 314858994

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 04/13/2011

Site Address:
La County Mta
284 S. Santa Fe Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4111

NAICS: 485111/Mixed Mode Transit Systems

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/16/2011

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/06/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102757226

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,060	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,060
Current Penalty	$1,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,125
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	2944 H01	09/15/2011	09/20/2011	$1,125	$5,060	$0	10/14/2011	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202543062

Event: 04/11/2011

Electric Shock & Burn - Contact with Energized Parts

A rail inspector for a transit authority was working on a circuit-modification project. The project included dividing a 750-volt dc bus into two sections, north and south. The inspector opened the circuit in the rail-yard substation, but he did not lock it out or tag it. After testing the bus with a voltmeter, he used a scissor lift to reach a junction box. As he was removing the bolts for the junction box cover, he received an electric shock and sustained third-degree burns to his left hand. The employer's accident investigation team reported that there was a possibility that the bus was accidentally energized by a combination of a knife switch for the disconnect switch being in the closed position and a fault in the control wiring to activate the contactor in the disconnect switch.

Keywords: BURN, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL BOX

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314858994			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians

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