Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106225485 - W S C Contracting, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106225485

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 04/30/1990

Site Address:
W S C Contracting, Inc.
County Rd 25
Cherokee, AL 35616

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 759, Tuscumbia, AL 35674

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/30/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/14/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360652408

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14545420

Event: 04/27/1990

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CRANE

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE PLACING A 30-FOOT-LONG WOODEN LIGHT POLE ON THE BANK OF A DITCH. THE POLE WAS SUSPENDED FROM AN 18-TON GROVE CRANE. THE POLE, WHICH HAD A GROUND WIRE RUN ALONG ITS LENGTH AND WHICH HAD A METAL ARM AND OTHER HARDWARE INSTALLED, WAS BEING PLACED UNDER A 13.2-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. DURING THIS OPERATION, THE BOOM OF THE CRANE, THE LOAD LINE, OR THE POLE CONTACTED THE POWER LINE. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE OTHER RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND BURNS FOR WHICH HE WAS HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, E GI IA, ELECTRIC SHOCK, BURN, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, LOAD LINE, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106225485			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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