CLP Resources, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jun 8, 2009: Employee sustains electrical burns from arc flash

On June 8, 2009, Employee #1, an electrician, was wiring an electrical room to t est for continuity at a construction site. Employee #1 and two coworkers, Cowork er #1 and Coworker #2, were testing the continuity at the main panel outside. Co worker #1 went inside the building and had the tester inside the electrical room . Employee #1 and Coworker #2 went outside and opened up the main panel. Coworke r #2 had a walkie-talkie and was standing behind Employee #1, relaying instructi ons from Coworker #1. Employee #1 thought that the power was down, and he did no t check it prior to working on the panel. Employee #1 connected a length of wire from a grounded location on the frame to a connector that was hot, and there wa s an immediate flash arc. Employee #1 sustained second degree burns to his right arm, hand, and fingers, with a small area of third degree burns on his wrist. E mployee #1 was transported to UCSD Burn Center, where he was hospitalized for ei ght days. The worksite where the accident occurred was a construction site where an existing building was undergoing remodeling into a medical facility.

Incident on Dec 9, 2008: Employee is injured when hand contacts saw blade

On December 9, 2008, Employee #1, a contract carpenter, was using a Makita Elect ric Works, Ltd. table saw to cut pieces of scrap wood into wedges that measured approximately 1 inch by 1 inch by 5 inches. He was instructed to cut the wedges by the host employer's site supervisor. While Employee #1 was cutting a piece of scrap wood to make a wedge, his left hand came into contact with the saw blade. The blade was not guarded. Employee #1 was taken to Highland Hospital in Oaklan d, California, where he was hospitalized and under went surgery to repair severe lacerations to his left fourth, fifth, and middle phalanges, as well as severed tendons and nerves on his left thumb. The accident investigation revealed that although employee #1 received safety training from his primary employer, the hos t employer did not provide Employee #1 with any additional safety training. Addi tionally, it was determined that the table saw was the incorrect equipment to us e in constructing the wood wedges. Other saws were available for Employee #1 to use.

Incident on Nov 21, 2007: Employee falls from scissor lift, sustains fractures

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on November 21, 2007, Employee #1, an electrician, wa s up on a Sky Jack Model Number SJM 3219, Serial Number 24158, Self Propelled El evating Work Platform, installing electrical conduit. The scissor tubes at level Number 2 failed and the scissor structure collapsed causing the platform to sud denly lower and tilt. Employee #1 was thrown to the concrete floor of a 40,000 s quare foot tilt-up concrete building. Employee #1 sustained a skull fracture, ri b fractures and a compression fracture to his lower back and was hospitalized fo r three days.

Incident on Jun 1, 2007: Employee amputates fingers on table saw

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on June 1, 2007, Employee #1, a finish carpenter, was building shelves and trim for a residential remodeling project. He was using a Bosch 4000 table saw and rip-cutting 1-inch by 4-inch wood with a 10- inch blade . The saw was equipped with a blade guard, spreader, and anti-kickback device. E mployee #1 was cutting 1-inch widths from a 4-ft piece of wood to construct a ba seboard. He did not adjust the height of the blade to minimize blade exposure, l eaving 1-inch to 1.5-inch of the blade projected above the workpiece. Employee # 1 was pushing the work piece with both hands into the blade, using a plastic pus h stick in his right hand, and pushing with his hands 4-inch to 6-inch away from the blade at the edge of the table saw top. As he worked, a coworker walked int o the room and distracted him. His left hand moved and contacted the front of th e blade guard. The blade guard moved upward, and his left hand contacted the bla de, severing his ring and middle finger. Employee #1 and a coworker walked to a nearby hospital, where he was admitted to have his fingers reattached.

Incident on May 5, 2006: Employee fractures ribs in fall from ladder

Employee #1, an employee of a staffing agency, was sent to work for another comp any as a construction worker. The job was to replace an existing roof on a mock up train station that is used as a movie set location. On the day of the inciden t, a coworker was on the roof laying down sheets of corrugated aluminum. The cow orker last remembers seeing Employee #1 on the roof. However, when the coworker heard a grunting sound, he did not see Employee #1 on the roof so he went down t he ladder to the other side of the building and found Employee #1 laying on the ground. There was no supervisor present nor was there any eyewitness to the actu al accident. The movie set location is located on federal land and is managed by the Federal Department of Interior, National Park Service. The property manager along with the coworker stated that ladders were secured to the building. The e xact cause of the accident is unknown. Employee #1 cannot remember anything that happened. Employee #1 suffered fractured ribs and was hospitalized.

Incident on Mar 9, 2006: Employee is injured in fall from roof

At approximately 6:00 p.m. on March 9, 2006, Employee #1 was stapling plastic sh eeting to the roof of a two-story single family residence under construction, in order to protect the structure from an upcoming rain storm. He was injured, whe n he slipped on the plastic and fell approximately 22 ft. He was hospitalized at UCLA Medical Center for a fractured pelvis, fractured vertebrae and internal bl eeding.

Incident on Apr 11, 2001 (fatal): Employee killed in fall from elevation

On April 11, 2001, Employee #1 was working at the renovation site of a grocery s tore. He fell three feet from a ladder he was climbing and sustained fractured r ibs and a punctured lung. Employee #1 was killed.