Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100305382 - Repcon Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100305382

Report ID: 0626000

Date Opened: 06/12/1986

Site Address:
Repcon Inc.
6400 Up River Rd-Tank Farm
Corpus Christi, TX 78410

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 9609, Corpus Christi, TX 78469

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/13/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/26/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900857350	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$1,890	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,890
Current Penalty	$1,140	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,140
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	19100180 J01 I	07/09/1986	07/14/1986	$380	$630	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100180 J03	07/09/1986	07/14/1986	$380	$630	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100180 J04	07/10/1986	07/14/1986	$380	$630	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14402002

Event: 06/11/1986

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

AN EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN OPERATING A CRANE BETWEEN A 7-FOOT FENCE AND AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE THAT WAS 20.5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE EMPLOYEE CLIMBED THE BOOM AND BEGAN WALKING ALONG IT. HE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE LOWER ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO BE A GROUND WIRE. TO GAIN HIS BALANCE OR TO WAVE, THE EMPLOYEE THREW HIS LEFT HAND UP AND CONTACTED THE 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD LINE. HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND ELECTRICAL BURNS TO BOTH HANDS AND TO THE BACKS OF BOTH LEGS. THE INJURY TO HIS RIGHT HAND WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO NECESSITATE AMPUTATION. A SECOND EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ABOUT 15 FEET FROM THE LOAD ON THE CRANE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. (THE LOAD HAD BEEN HOOKED UP AND WAS READY TO BE MOVED AT THE TIME.) THIS EMPLOYEE ALSO RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK BECAUSE OF THE WET GROUND. HE TRIED TO RUN, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO; HOWEVER, HE WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CRANE BOOM, ELECTRIC SHOCK, HORSEPLAY, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100305382			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	100305382			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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