Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100350511 - Florida Welding Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100350511

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 11/08/1985

Site Address:
Florida Welding Inc.
3191 Sw 14th Pl.
Boynton Beach, FL 33425

Mailing Address:
1342 Nw 14th Ave., Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/15/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/27/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360649453

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$150
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	19260550 A15 I	11/21/1985	11/24/1985	$150	$300	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14526719

Event: 11/08/1985

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CRANE LOAD

A METAL BAR JOIST WAS BEING HOISTED INTO PLACE BY A CRANE. THE CRANE HAD A 130-FOOT BOOM AND JIB, AND THE JOIST WAS 52 FEET LONG. A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD LINE WAS LOCATED 102 FEET FROM THE CENTER PIN OF THE CRANE'S CARRIAGE, AT THE FAR END OF THE JOIST. THE LOAD WAS BEING CONTROLLED BY A TAG LINE AT THE END AWAY FROM THE POWER LINE, AND AN EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE JOIST TO GUIDE IT ONTO A PAD ON THE WALL OF THE BUILDING WHERE IT WAS TO BE PLACED. A GUST OF WIND CARRIED THE METAL JOIST INTO THE POWER LINE AS IT WAS BEING SWUNG AROUND, ELECTROCUTING THE EMPLOYEE HOLDING THE JOIST.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, JOIST, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E C, LOAD LINE, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100350511			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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