Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106500317 - Pitlik & Wick Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106500317

Report ID: 0521100

Date Opened: 06/10/1991

Site Address:
Pitlik & Wick Inc
1789 Walck Road
Arbor Vitae, WI 54510

Mailing Address:
4827 Sand Beach Drive, Eagle River, WI 54521

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/11/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/10/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360408892

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$500	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$250	$0	$1,750
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	07/10/1991	07/13/1991	$1,500	$2,500	$0	07/29/1991	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040002 A	07/10/1991	08/12/1991	$250	$500	$0	07/29/1991	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 845271

Event: 06/07/1991

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU DUMP TRUCK

A CREW OF EMPLOYEES WAS PERFORMING A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY PAVING JOB. THE JOB WAS PERFORMED WITH DUMP TRUCKS THAT BACK INTO A PAVING MACHINE TO PROVIDE MATERIAL. THE OPERATOR THEN USES THE PAVING MACHINE TO PUSH THE DUMP TRUCK AND DIRECTS THE TRUCK DRIVER TO RAISE OR LOWER THE BED AS MATERIAL IS NEEDED. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES ADJUST THE PAVING MACHINE FOR THE DEPTH OF MATERIAL. A 14.4-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE RAN DIRECTLY OVER THE LENGTH OF THE DRIVEWAY. WHILE THE BED OF A DUMP TRUCK WAS BEING RAISED, IT CONTACTED THE POWER LINE. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES, WHO HAD ONE HAND ON THE POWER CONTROL AND HIS FEET ON THE GROUND, WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, DUMP TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK BED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106500317			Fatality	Electric Shock	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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