Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101257319 - Flag Craft Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101257319

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 02/21/1988

Site Address:
Flag Craft Inc.
600 Se Cove Rd. Port Salerno
Stuart, FL 33497

Mailing Address:
7000 North Dixie Hwy., Boca Raton, FL 33431

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/11/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/23/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360677579

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$380	$0	$0	$0	$0	$380
Current Penalty	$190	$0	$0	$0	$0	$190
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.	01001A	Serious	19260416 A01	04/27/1988	04/30/1988	$190	$380	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260416 A03	04/27/1988	04/30/1988	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14341655

Event: 02/19/1988

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU FLAGPOLE

ON A CLEAR DAY, TWO LABORERS FOR A FLAGPOLE ERECTION FIRM WERE ERECTING A FLAGPOLE. THE 40-FOOT-LONG FLAGPOLE WAS TO BE LIFTED ONTO A SLEEVE. THE WORK SITE WAS NEAR A 7620-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE THAT WAS ABOUT 18 FEET FROM THE SLEEVE. THE EMPLOYEES LOST CONTROL OF THE FLAGPOLE, AND IT CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD LINE. BOTH EMPLOYEES WERE ELECTROCUTED. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES HAD 4 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE; THE OTHER ONLY 9 MONTHS. THE EMPLOYER HAD A POOR SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, METAL POLE, E C

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101257319			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers
2	101257319			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers

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