Inspection Detail

Inspection: 110416229 - B.A.S. Construction Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 110416229

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 10/24/1991

Site Address:
B.A.S. Construction Co.
2201 Forsythe Ave.
Monroe, LA 71201

Mailing Address:
P.O. 486, Rayville, LA 71269

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/01/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/03/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361127517

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,000
Current Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
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	01/02/1992	01/06/1992	$3,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260600 A06	01/02/1992	01/06/1992	$3,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14414072

Event: 10/23/1991

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU DUMP TRUCK

A NINE-PERSON CREW WAS APPLYING COLD MATERIAL TO THE SHOULDER OF A ROADWAY IN A SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL AREA WHERE THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY RESURFACED THE ROADBED WITH ASPHALT. WHERE THE ROAD CURVED, AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE ROAD DID NOT. THE ELEVATED BED OF A DUMP TRUCK THAT WAS BEING PUSHED ALONG BY A SPREADER CONTACTED THE 7620-VOLT POWER LINE AND A GROUNDED CABLE TELEVISION CABLE. AT THE SAME TIME, A LABORER APPARENTLY TOUCHED THE SPREADER BODY AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110416229			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers

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