Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123262958 - E. Schneider & Sons, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123262958

Report ID: 0317900

Date Opened: 07/26/1993

Site Address:
E. Schneider & Sons, Inc.
One Furnance Avenue
Allentown, PA 18101

Mailing Address:
616 Sumner Avenue, Allentown, PA 18102

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/12/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/20/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	901057323	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
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	19100333 C03 IIIA	08/18/1993	08/23/1993	$750	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100178 Q07	08/18/1993	08/23/1993	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170340632

Event: 07/26/1993

CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

An employee was operating a 20-ton American diesel electric locomotive crane as a switch gear locomotive. The employee lowered the crane's boom to pass under a 13.2-kilovolt overhead power line as the locomotive was pulling a loaded railcar. The overhead power line had been installed 2 months earlier and had been flagged. After the locomotive passed the power line, the employee raised the boom because of another railcar, which was in front of the locomotive and which contained a large tank. The storage yard where the employee was working had a slight incline, so the crane could not push and pull both cars at the same time. The employee moved the locomotive backward to move away from the incline, and the crane's boom contacted the overhead line. The employee, who had been concentrating on ground level activities and who had forgotten about the overhead line, never left the cab of the crane. He was not injured. The boom became entangled in the power line, and the electric utility company owning the line had to remove it.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, E GI IA, LOCOMOTIVE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123262958			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Locomotive operating occupations

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