Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103971156 - Ohio Valley Welding Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 103971156

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 08/21/1987

Site Address:
Ohio Valley Welding Inc
(Pipeline) Blake Rd
Wadesville, IN 47638

Mailing Address:
Bob Butler 912 Prosperity Ave, Evansville, IN 47713

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/02/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/08/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360197586

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	19260021 B02	10/07/1987	09/18/1987	$1,000	$1,000	$0	A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01001B	Serious	19260416 A01	09/15/1987	09/18/1987	$500	$0	$0	A - Amendment
3.	01001C	Serious	19260416 A03	09/15/1987	09/18/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01001D	Serious	19260550 A15 I	09/15/1987	09/18/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	01001E	Serious	19260550 A15 VI	09/15/1987	09/18/1987	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 758862

Event: 08/20/1987

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR AND A CONSTRUCTION LABORER WERE USING A RO STINGER BOOM TRUCK (MODEL NUMBER TC-70) TO UNLOAD COILED, 2-INCH-DIAMETER PLASTIC PIPE FROM A FLATBED TRAILER. THE EMPLOYEES HAD UNLOADED TWO PALLETS OF PIPE. THE THIRD PALLET OF PIPE WAS AT THE REAR OF THE TRAILER, WHICH WAS PARKED BENEATH A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR POSITIONED THE BOOM OVER THE THIRD PALLET. HE THEN STEPPED OFF THE TRUCK TO HELP THE LABORER, WHO WAS UNTANGLING THE NYLON SLINGS THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE LOAD LINE OF THE BOOM. AS THE LABORER WAS DOING THIS, HE PULLED THE LOAD LINE INTO CONTACT WITH THE OVERHEAD LINE. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN HE CONTACTED THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER WHILE HE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND. THE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WAS ALSO INJURED, BUT THE REPORT DID NOT SAY HOW.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E C, LOAD LINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103971156			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers
2	103971156			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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