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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 100366186 - Les Sutton
Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office
Site Address:
Les Sutton
2788 Defoors Ferry Road Nw
Atlanta, GA 30318
Mailing Address:
128 Tatum Ridge, Cartersville, GA 30012
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1721
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/03/1987
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/16/1987
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360711220 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $280 | $0 | $0 | $160 | $0 | $440 |
| Current Penalty | $280 | $0 | $0 | $160 | $0 | $440 |
| 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. | 01001A | Serious | 19260450 A11 | 03/03/1987 | 03/09/1987 | $280 | $280 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 03/03/1987 | 03/09/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 19040008 | 03/03/1987 | 03/06/1987 | $160 | $160 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
ON A CLEAR, HOT DAY, A PAINTER WAS PAINTING THE GUTTERS ON SOME APARTMENT BUILDINGS. HE WAS USING A 24-FOOT METAL EXTENSION LADDER. THE HEIGHT OF THE GUTTER FROM GROUND WAS 17 FEET, 8 INCHES. A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD LINE WAS LOCATED 19 FEET, 7 INCHES FROM GROUND AT A HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF 8 FEET, 6 INCHES FROM THE GUTTER. THE PAINTER HAD PLACED THE BASE OF THE LADDER 8 FEET, 2 INCHES FROM THE BUILDING. HE FINISHED PAINTING PART OF THE GUTTER AND DESCENDED THE LADDER SO HE COULD MOVE IT. HE APPARENTLY PUSHED THE LADDER INTO A VERTICAL POSITION TO PICK IT UP, AND THE LADDER CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD LINE. THE PAINTER WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE EMPLOYER HAD NOT CONTACTED THE ELECTRIC UTILITY IN REGARD TO THE POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS AN EXPERIENCED PAINTER, WHO HAD RECEIVED ON-THE-JOB TRAINING. (BECAUSE THE EMPLOYER DID NOT REPORT THE FATALITY TO OSHA, THE AGENCY DID NOT LEARN OF THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 6 MONTHS LATER.)
Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, E C, METAL LADDER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100366186 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Painters, construction and maintenance |