Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120539218 - E & C Construction Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Knoxville Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 120539218

Report ID: 0454714

Date Opened: 08/12/1994

Site Address:
E & C Construction Inc
Pope'S Plant Farm
Alcoa, TN 37853

Mailing Address:
Route 4, Box 382, Andalusia, AL 36420

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/12/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/26/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360287478

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	19260404 B01 I	09/01/1994	09/12/1994	$1,500	$1,500	$0	09/29/1994	R - Review Commission
2.	01002	Serious	19260404 F06	09/01/1994	09/12/1994	$1,000	$1,000	$0	09/29/1994	R - Review Commission
3.	01003	Serious	19260405 G02 IV	09/01/1994	09/12/1994	$1,000	$1,000	$0	09/29/1994	R - Review Commission

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170122444

Event: 08/12/1994

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ATTACHMENT PLUG

An employee was standing on a 10-foot-tall metal stepladder. He was using a portable electric tool plugged into an extension cord set to fasten screws to the metal framework for a greenhouse. The attachment plug on the tool's power supply cord was loosely connected to the connector on the cord set. The blade for the ungrounded circuit conductor, which was exposed by the gap between the plug and cord connector, contacted the metal ladder. When the employee contacted the greenhouse's metal framework while he was standing on the ladder, he was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI III, ELECTRICAL, STEPLADDER, CORD SET, ELECTROCUTED, ATTACHMENT PLUG, GROUND FAULT, CORD CONNECTOR, METAL LADDER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120539218			Fatality	Electric Shock	Structural metal workers

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