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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 100338573 - Bekaert Steel Wire Corp.
Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office
Site Address:
Bekaert Steel Wire Corp.
Darlington Drive
Rome, GA 30161
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box G, Rome, GA 30161
Union Status: Union
SIC:3496
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Complaint
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/30/1985
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/06/1985
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complaint | 71538722 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $480 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $480 |
| Current Penalty | $480 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $480 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100303 H03 II | 11/15/1985 | 11/18/1985 | $480 | $480 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 19100037 Q01 | 11/15/1985 | 11/26/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 02002 | Other | 19100179 B05 | 11/15/1985 | 11/26/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 02003 | Other | 19100179 G01 V | 11/15/1985 | 11/26/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 02004 | Other | 19100252 A02 IID | 11/15/1985 | 11/26/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 6. | 02005 | Other | 19100304 F05 V | 11/15/1985 | 11/26/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 7. | 02006 | Other | 19100305 G01 III | 11/15/1985 | 11/26/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
THREE EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING THE MAIN LUGS IN SUBSTATION 11 IN PREPARATION FOR THE TYING IN OF A FEEDER TO SUBSTATION 12. THE MAIN POWER SWITCH TO THESE TWO SUBSTATIONS AND TO SUBSTATIONS 13 AND 14 HAD BEEN OPENED AND LOCKED OUT. HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN POWER TO A PLANT AIR COMPRESSOR, A CIRCUIT BREAKER IN SUBSTATION 14 WAS TO BE PROVIDED WITH TEMPORARY POWER FROM ANOTHER SUBSTATION. THIS CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OPEN TO PREVENT BACKFEED TO THE FOUR DEENERGIZED SUBSTATIONS. THE SUPERVISOR FOR THESE EMPLOYEES CHECKED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND FOUND IT TO BE OPEN. UNFORTUNATELY, HE HAD MISREAD THE INDICATOR DUE TO INADEQUATE ILLUMINATION. WHEN THE TEMPORARY POWER SUPPLY WAS CONNECTED, A VOLTAGE BACKFEED OF 13 KILOVOLTS ENERGIZED THE LUGS ON WHICH THE EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING, SHOCKING AND BURNING ALL THREE EMPLOYEES. TWO OF THEM WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO THEIR LEFT HANDS AND ARMS. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE RECEIVED FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEFT HAND.
Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, VOLTAGE BACKFEED, ELECTRICAL, E PTD, SUBSTATION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100338573 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Electrical power installers and repairers | ||
| 2 | 100338573 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Electrical power installers and repairers | ||
| 3 | 100338573 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Electrical power installers and repairers |