Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101841385 - Carver Steel Products, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Kansas City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101841385

Report ID: 0728500

Date Opened: 12/18/1986

Site Address:
Carver Steel Products, Inc.
570 Evanston
Kansas City, MO 64053

Mailing Address:
4105 Chapel Lane, Blue Springs, MO 64015

Union Status: Union

SIC:1761

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/30/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/14/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360556401

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$120	$0	$0	$80	$0	$200
Current Penalty	$120	$0	$0	$80	$0	$200
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	19260416 A01	12/31/1986	01/03/1987	$120	$120	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19040008	12/31/1986	01/03/1987	$80	$80	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14505432

Event: 11/04/1986

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

A FOREMAN AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RENTED AN AERIAL LIFT TO INSTALL SHEET METAL RAIN SPOUT ON AN OLD BUILDING. THE FOREMAN PLACED THE STEEL AERIAL PLATFORM BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND AN ADJACENT OVERHEAD POWER LINE THAT WAS RUN ON POLES ABOUT 15 FEET FROM THE BUILDING. THE FOREMAN, WHO WAS IN THE PLATFORM, ELEVATED IT AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE IT BETWEEN THE POWER LINE CONDUCTORS. THE TOP CONDUCTOR WAS A 6720-VOLT DISTRIBUTION LINE, AND THE THREE CONDUCTORS 10 FEET BELOW IT WERE LOWER VOLTAGE SECONDARIES. THE FOREMAN'S HEAD CONTACTED THE TOP OVERHEAD POWER LINE, AND HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E C, UNTRAINED, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101841385			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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