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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 108964198 - Tip Top Roofers
Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office
Site Address:
Tip Top Roofers
486 Park Str. Sw
Atlanta, GA 30310
Mailing Address:
2345 Adams Dr. Nw, Atlanta, GA 30318
Union Status: Union
SIC:1761
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/03/1996
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/11/1996
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361119423 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $1,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,250 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | 19260416 G05 | 08/16/1996 | 08/22/1996 | $0 | $1,250 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 19260252 A | 08/16/1996 | 08/22/1996 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Five employees were working on the roof of a church. Two of them had removed a loose downspout from the wall of the church and started to bring it up onto the parapet roof. One of these two employees told the other to watch out for a nearby overhead power line and stepped away. As the second employee (Employee #1) continued to pull the downspout, it contacted the power line, and he was electrocuted. The other four employees ran toward the dead employee, but two of them apparently descended from the roof because the downspout was lying on the parapet wall in a horizontal position with its end resting on the power line. The two remaining employees (Employees #2 and #3) were trying to revive their dead coworker. As they were doing this, the downspout shifted and touched a metal pipe that was sticking up out of the roof. This energized the roof, and Employees #2 and #3 received electric shocks. They were hospitalized for their injuries.
Keywords: RAIN SPOUT, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ROOF, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ROOFER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IC
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 108964198 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Roofers | ||
| 2 | 108964198 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Roofers | ||
| 3 | 108964198 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Roofers |