Translate
Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120493713 - Eldeco
Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation
Site Address:
Eldeco
1530 Bushy Park Rd.
Goose Creek, SC 29445
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 8197, North Charleston, SC 29418
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1731
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/02/1993
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/25/1994
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360498216 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $2,275 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,275 |
| 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 | Other | 19260403 H | 08/16/1993 | 08/19/1993 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 08/27/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260416 A03 | 08/16/1993 | 08/19/1993 | $2,275 | $2,275 | $0 | 08/27/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
AN ELECTRICIAN AND HIS HELPER WERE MAKING CONNECTIONS IN JUNCTION BOX ON A 120-VOLT CIRCUIT ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF A NEW BUILDING. THE BUILDING WAS IN THE FINAL PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION. THE ELECTRICIAN WAS WORKING FROM A WOODEN STEPLADDER. LOCATED IN A CORRIDOR, THE JUNCTION BOX WAS IN A FALSE CEILING, JUST OVER A GROUNDED METAL RACEWAY AND A SUSPENDED CEILING FIXTURE. THE HELPER, WHO WAS WORKING FROM ANOTHER WOODEN STEPLADDER, HAD TO HOLD THE FIXTURE OUT OF THE WAY SO THAT THE ELECTRICIAN COULD REACH THE WORK AREA. THE ELECTRICIAN HAD CHECKED THE DRAWINGS, DETERMINED THAT THE JUNCTION BOX WAS ON CIRCUIT #22, AND HAD OPENED CIRCUIT BREAKER #22. HE THEN LOCKED THE BOX BEFORE MOVING THE CONNECTIONS. IT WAS WARM, AND THE ELECTRICIAN WAS DAMP WITH PERSPIRATION. HE REMOVED AN EXCESS LENGTH OF CONDUCTOR AND THEN STRIPPED AND CONNECTED THE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR AND THE GROUNDED CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR. AS HE WAS STRIPPING INSULATION FROM THE (RED) SUPPLY-SIDE UNGROUNDED CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR, HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. (HE WAS ABOUT 0.75 INCHES FROM THE LOAD-SIDE UNGROUNDED CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR AT THE TIME.) THE HELPER NOTICED THAT THE ELECTRICIAN WAS IN TROUBLE, BUT COULD NOT SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE HELPER RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN HE TOUCHED THE ELECTRICIAN. THE HELPER FINALLY REMOVED THE ELECTRICIAN FROM CONTACT WITH THE ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. THE ELECTRICIAN HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LOAD-SIDE UNGROUNDED CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR HAD BEEN CONNECTED TO CIRCUIT #33 AT THE SOURCE AND TO CIRCUIT #22 AT A JUNCTION BOX IN ANOTHER CORRIDOR. THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS AT THE PANELBOARD WERE NUMBERED, BUT NO OTHER EFFORT WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY WHAT THEY CONTROLLED. ADDITIONALLY, NO TESTING WAS PERFORMED TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE PROPERLY CONNECTED.
Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, E C, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120493713 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Electricians |