Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108423252 - Paul'S Utility Company, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 108423252

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 04/04/1989

Site Address:
Paul'S Utility Company, Inc
1553 Furnance Avenue
Glen Burnie, MD 21061

Mailing Address:
500 Bynum Road, Forest Hill, MD 21050

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/13/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/19/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360216816

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 888800

Event: 03/28/1989

Employee's ankle fractured when struck by backhoe

Employee #1, a pipelayer, was watching coworkers use a Leibehr 932 power shovel to push a trench box under insulated electric lines. The operator had extended the boom horizontally to maintain clearance below the lines, which obstructed his vision to the right. A signalman positioned in front of the power shovel yelled to the operator to track ahead. They were both watching the clearance of the trench box and the overhead wires. Employee #1 was standing to the right of the boom and also watching the wires. The power shovel had only moved approximately 2 ft forward when the right track struck Employee #1. He sustained a fractured ankle and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, BACKHOE, ANKLE, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108423252			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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