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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 106950157 - Sherman Plumbing
Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office
Site Address:
Sherman Plumbing
18 South Gordon Rd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Mailing Address:
1791 Blount Rd. #414, Pompano Brach, FL 33069
Union Status: Union
SIC:1711
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/30/1992
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/29/1994
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361984057 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 |
| Current Penalty | $1,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 |
| 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 | 19260020 B01 | 01/05/1993 | 02/19/1993 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 01/05/1993 | 02/19/1993 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19260416 A01 | 01/05/1993 | 02/19/1993 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01002A | Serious | 19260404 F06 | 01/05/1993 | 01/18/1993 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01002B | Serious | 19260405 A02 IIG | 01/05/1993 | 01/18/1993 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ASSIGNED TO CONVERT AN ELECTRIC WATER HEATER TO A GAS UNIT. THEY WENT INTO THE CRAWL SPACE UNDER THE HOUSE; AND THEN THEY MEASURED, CUT, AND THREADED PIPE IN PREPARATION FOR THE INSTALLATION. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES (EMPLOYEE #1) RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM A CONDUCTOR WHILE HE WAS IN THE CRAWL SPACE. THE EMPLOYEES AGREED TO CONTINUE IN A DIFFERENT AREA WITHIN THE CRAWL SPACE. AS THEY WERE THREADING A NEW PIPE, EMPLOYEE #2 HEARD A THUMP AND TURNED AROUND TO SEE EMPLOYEE #1 FACE DOWN ON THE GROUND. HE RUSHED TO HIS INJURED COWORKER AND SAW THAT HE WAS ENTANGLED IN A CONDUCTOR. AS EMPLOYEE #2 TRIED TO HELP THE INJURED WORKER, HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. EMPLOYEE #2 RAN OUT OF THE CRAWL SPACE TO SHUT OFF ELECTRIC POWER AND TO SUMMON HELP. HE THEN RETURNED TO THE CRAWL SPACE AND BEGAN TO PULL HIS COWORKER OUT. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND PULLED THE INJURED EMPLOYEE OUT OF THE CRAWL SPACE WHILE EMPLOYEE #2 WAITED OUTSIDE. EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL ARRIVED AND TRIED TO REVIVE EMPLOYEE #1, BUT THEY WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. HE HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED. EMPLOYEE #2 SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES IN ADDITION TO THE ELECTRIC SHOCK HE RECEIVED. (THE EMPLOYEES HAD NOT RECEIVED SAFETY TRAINING FROM THEIR EMPLOYER.)
Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E C, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, CRAWL SPACE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 106950157 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters | ||
| 2 | 106950157 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters |