Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115729717 - Gales Creek Iron & Machine Works Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Portland - Safety 1 1054111

Inspection Nr: 115729717

Report ID: 1054111

Date Opened: 06/27/1991

Site Address:
Gales Creek Iron & Machine Works Inc
Star Route 417
Gales Creek, OR 97117

Mailing Address:
Star Rt Box 417, Gales Creek, OR 97117

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3599

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/10/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/08/1992

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			2		6
Current Violations	4			2		6
Initial Penalty	$6,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,700
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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
1.	01001	Serious	702032201	10/17/1991	10/20/1991	$2,000	$2,500	$0	10/30/1991	L - State Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	702032201	10/17/1991	10/20/1991	$2,000	$2,500	$0	10/30/1991	L - State Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	789001025 B	10/17/1991	10/20/1991	$500	$1,000	$0	10/30/1991	L - State Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	789001010	10/17/1991	07/02/1991	$500	$700	$0	10/30/1991	L - State Settlement
5.	02005	Other	789001025 C	10/17/1991	10/20/1991	$0	$0	$0	10/30/1991	L - State Settlement
6.	02006	Other	789001011	10/17/1991	07/02/1991	$0	$0	$0	10/30/1991	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 786038

Event: 06/27/1991

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE BACKFILLING A 20-FOOT-WIDE CULVERT THAT RAN OVER A STREAM. A CRANE WAS BEING USED TO PLACE BOULDERS IN THE BACKFILL. A 72-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE RAN PARALLEL TO AND ABOUT 29 FEET ABOVE THE CULVERT. THE CRANE LIFTED A BOULDER OVER THE POWER LINE AND LOWERED IT TO THE EMPLOYEES, WHO GRABBED THE BOULDER AND RIGGING TO GUIDE IT INTO PLACE. THE CRANE OPERATOR MOVED THE BOOM OUT AND DOWN, AND IT CONTACTED THE POWER LINE. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES (EMPLOYEE #2) WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND BY AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE REMAINED UPRIGHT UNTIL HE WAS STRUCK BY THE GENTLY SWAYING BOULDER, THEN HE FELL TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS UNCONSCIOUS, BUT HE DID NOT REQUIRE CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS INJURY. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION, BUT DID NOT RECOVER. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. HE HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CPR, E GI IA, ELECTRIC SHOCK, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115729717			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	115729717			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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