Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123283293 - A & W Sanitation And Excavation, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bridgeport Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123283293

Report ID: 0111500

Date Opened: 06/27/1996

Site Address:
A & W Sanitation And Excavation, Inc.
1255 Wolf Hill Rd.
Cheshire, CT 06410

Mailing Address:
43 Driveway, Branford, CT 06437

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/14/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/14/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	903122422	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
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	19260600 A06	11/04/1996	11/07/1996	$750	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201520020

Event: 06/27/1996

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Some employees were loading a hydraulic excavator onto a construction trailer. The excavator operator was driving it onto the trailer, which was positioned under an overhead power line. As the operator rotated the excavator toward the rear, another employee lifted the metal ramps at the rear of the trailer. The arm of the excavator contacted the 13.2-kilovolt (phase to phase) power line, causing the employee handling the metal ramps to receive an electric shock. The injured employee also sustained electrical burns on his hand and on each foot just behind the small toes. He was hospitalized for 2 days because of kidney difficulties caused by the electric shock. (The operator of the excavator was not injured.)

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, E GI IA, ELECTRIC SHOCK, EXCAVATOR, KIDNEY, TRAILER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123283293			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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